diff --git a/letsencrypt/hooks.py b/letsencrypt/hooks.py
index 289dc0333..b7fd8b4e9 100644
--- a/letsencrypt/hooks.py
+++ b/letsencrypt/hooks.py
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ def _run_hook(shell_cmd):
 
     :returns: stderr if there was any"""
 
-    cmd = Popen(shell_cmd, shell=True, stdout=PIPE, stderr=PIPE)
+    cmd = Popen(shell_cmd, shell=True, stdout=PIPE, stderr=PIPE, stdin=PIPE)
     _out, err = cmd.communicate()
     if cmd.returncode != 0:
         logger.error('Hook command "%s" returned error code %d', shell_cmd, cmd.returncode)
diff --git a/letsencrypt/renewal.py b/letsencrypt/renewal.py
index 7a9b18867..b42b62caa 100644
--- a/letsencrypt/renewal.py
+++ b/letsencrypt/renewal.py
@@ -243,6 +243,7 @@ def renew_cert(config, domains, le_client, lineage):
         renewal_conf = configuration.RenewerConfiguration(config.namespace)
         lineage.save_successor(prior_version, new_cert, new_key.pem, new_chain, renewal_conf)
         lineage.update_all_links_to(lineage.latest_common_version())
+        hooks.renew_hook(config, domains, lineage.live_dir)
     # TODO: Check return value of save_successor
 
 
diff --git a/letsencrypt/storage.py b/letsencrypt/storage.py
index 59daa1a0d..89f7d0f70 100644
--- a/letsencrypt/storage.py
+++ b/letsencrypt/storage.py
@@ -252,6 +252,7 @@ class RenewableCert(object):  # pylint: disable=too-many-instance-attributes
         self.privkey = self.configuration["privkey"]
         self.chain = self.configuration["chain"]
         self.fullchain = self.configuration["fullchain"]
+        self.live_dir = os.path.dirname(self.cert)
 
         self._fix_symlinks()
         self._check_symlinks()