diff --git a/letsencrypt/client/renewer.py b/letsencrypt/client/renewer.py
index e72fa4371..af8fcf573 100644
--- a/letsencrypt/client/renewer.py
+++ b/letsencrypt/client/renewer.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
-
 """Renewer tool to handle autorenewal and autodeployment of renewed
 certs within lineages of successor certificates, according to
 configuration."""
@@ -452,12 +450,3 @@ def main(config=DEFAULTS):
             renew(cert, old_version)
             notify.notify("Autorenewed a cert!!!", "root", "It worked!")
             # TODO: explain what happened
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    if ("renewer_enabled" in DEFAULTS
-            and not DEFAULTS.as_bool("renewer_enabled")):
-        print "Renewer is disabled by configuration!  Exiting."
-        raise SystemExit
-    else:
-        main()
diff --git a/letsencrypt/scripts/renewer.py b/letsencrypt/scripts/renewer.py
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..89cd129ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/letsencrypt/scripts/renewer.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+from letsencrypt.client import renewer
+
+DEFAULTS = configobj.ConfigObj("renewal.conf")
+DEFAULTS["renewal_configs_dir"] = "/tmp/etc/letsencrypt/configs"
+DEFAULTS["official_archive_dir"] = "/tmp/etc/letsencrypt/archive"
+DEFAULTS["live_dir"] = "/tmp/etc/letsencrypt/live"
+
+if __name__ == 'main':
+    if ("renewer_enabled" in DEFAULTS
+            and not DEFAULTS.as_bool("renewer_enabled")):
+        print "Renewer is disabled by configuration!  Exiting."
+        raise SystemExit
+    else:
+        renewer.main()