diff --git a/letsencrypt/tests/hook_test.py b/letsencrypt/tests/hook_test.py
index 45025b054..6506eea2c 100644
--- a/letsencrypt/tests/hook_test.py
+++ b/letsencrypt/tests/hook_test.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 import os
 import unittest
+import sys
 
 import mock
 
@@ -76,10 +77,14 @@ class HookTest(unittest.TestCase):
             self.assertEqual(os.environ["RENEWED_DOMAINS"], "a b")
             self.assertEqual(os.environ["RENEWED_LINEAGE"], "thing")
 
-            with mock.patch("letsencrypt.hooks.print") as mock_print:
-                config = mock.MagicMock(renew_hook="true", dry_run=True)
+            config = mock.MagicMock(renew_hook="true", dry_run=True)
+            if sys.version_info < (2, 7):
+                # the print() function is not mockable in py26
                 self._test_a_hook(config, rhook, 0)
-                self.assertEqual(mock_print.call_count, 2)
+            else:
+                with mock.patch("letsencrypt.hooks.print") as mock_print:
+                    self._test_a_hook(config, rhook, 0)
+                    self.assertEqual(mock_print.call_count, 2)
 
     @mock.patch('letsencrypt.hooks.Popen')
     def test_run_hook(self, mock_popen):