diff --git a/certbot/hooks.py b/certbot/hooks.py
index 37afee9b0..5c14881e9 100644
--- a/certbot/hooks.py
+++ b/certbot/hooks.py
@@ -43,11 +43,11 @@ def pre_hook(config):
 
 pre_hook.already = False
 
-def post_hook(config, final=False):
+def post_hook(config, renew_final=False):
     """Run post hook if defined.
 
     If the verb is renew, we might have more certs to renew, so we wait until
-    we're called with final=True before actually doing anything.
+    we're called with renew_final=True before actually doing anything.
     """
     if config.post_hook:
         if not pre_hook.already:
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ def post_hook(config, final=False):
             if config.verb != "renew":
                 logger.warning("Sanity failure in renewal hooks")
             return
-        if final or config.verb != "renew":
+        if renew_final or config.verb != "renew":
             logger.info("Running post-hook command: %s", config.post_hook)
             _run_hook(config.post_hook)
 
diff --git a/certbot/main.py b/certbot/main.py
index 2baab9670..687d872d2 100644
--- a/certbot/main.py
+++ b/certbot/main.py
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ def _auth_from_available(le_client, config, domains=None, certname=None, lineage
             if lineage is False:
                 raise errors.Error("Certificate could not be obtained")
     finally:
-        hooks.post_hook(config, final=False)
+        hooks.post_hook(config, renew_final=False)
 
     if not config.dry_run and not config.verb == "renew":
         _report_new_cert(config, lineage.cert, lineage.fullchain)
@@ -634,7 +634,7 @@ def renew(config, unused_plugins):
     try:
         renewal.handle_renewal_request(config)
     finally:
-        hooks.post_hook(config, final=True)
+        hooks.post_hook(config, renew_final=True)
 
 
 def setup_log_file_handler(config, logfile, fmt):
diff --git a/certbot/renewal.py b/certbot/renewal.py
index a057a63a9..9c847a9be 100644
--- a/certbot/renewal.py
+++ b/certbot/renewal.py
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 # the renewal configuration process loses this information.
 STR_CONFIG_ITEMS = ["config_dir", "logs_dir", "work_dir", "user_agent",
                     "server", "account", "authenticator", "installer",
-                    "standalone_supported_challenges", "renew_hook"]
+                    "standalone_supported_challenges", "renew_hook",
+                    "pre_hook", "post_hook"]
 INT_CONFIG_ITEMS = ["rsa_key_size", "tls_sni_01_port", "http01_port"]