diff --git a/snap/hooks/connect-plug-plugin b/snap/hooks/connect-plug-plugin
deleted file mode 100644
index c71af7441..000000000
--- a/snap/hooks/connect-plug-plugin
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh -e
-
-
-
-snapctl set :plugin certbot-version="test1"
-snapctl set :certbot-version certbot-version="test2"
diff --git a/snap/hooks/prepare-plug-plugin b/snap/hooks/prepare-plug-plugin
index ee309addf..c94cdb7c3 100644
--- a/snap/hooks/prepare-plug-plugin
+++ b/snap/hooks/prepare-plug-plugin
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 if [ "$(snapctl get trust-plugin-with-root)" = "ok" ]; then
     # allow the connection, but reset config to allow for other slots to go through this auth flow
     snapctl unset trust-plugin-with-root
+    snapctl set :plugin certbot-version="test1"
+    snapctl set :certbot-version certbot-version="test2"
     exit 0
 else
     echo "Only connect this interface if you trust the plugin author to have root on the system"