diff --git a/certbot/hooks.py b/certbot/hooks.py
index ce4f16262..5cda478cc 100644
--- a/certbot/hooks.py
+++ b/certbot/hooks.py
@@ -85,8 +85,7 @@ def run_saved_post_hooks():
     for cmd in post_hook.eventually:
         logger.info("Running post-hook command: %s", cmd)
         _run_hook(cmd)
-    if not post_hook.eventually:
-        logger.info("No renewals attempted, so not running post-hook")
+
 
 def renew_hook(config, domains, lineage_path):
     """Run post-renewal hook if defined."""
diff --git a/certbot/renewal.py b/certbot/renewal.py
index 3bc7a30f9..d65cd4904 100644
--- a/certbot/renewal.py
+++ b/certbot/renewal.py
@@ -304,6 +304,9 @@ def _renew_describe_results(config, renew_successes, renew_failures,
         notify(report(renew_skipped, "skipped"))
     if not renew_successes and not renew_failures:
         notify("No renewals were attempted.")
+        if (config.pre_hook is not None or
+                config.renew_hook is not None or config.post_hook is not None):
+            notify("No hooks were run.")
     elif renew_successes and not renew_failures:
         notify("Congratulations, all renewals succeeded. The following certs "
                "have been renewed:")
diff --git a/certbot/tests/hook_test.py b/certbot/tests/hook_test.py
index 3165a67fc..87c86ad5c 100644
--- a/certbot/tests/hook_test.py
+++ b/certbot/tests/hook_test.py
@@ -62,10 +62,7 @@ class HookTest(unittest.TestCase):
             with mock.patch('certbot.hooks._run_hook') as mock_run:
                 hooks.run_saved_post_hooks()
                 self.assertEqual(mock_run.call_count, expected_count)
-                if expected_count:
-                    self.assertEqual(mock_info.call_count, expected_count)
-                else:
-                    self.assertEqual(mock_info.call_count, 1)
+                self.assertEqual(mock_info.call_count, expected_count)
 
     def test_post_hooks(self):
         config = mock.MagicMock(post_hook="true", verb="splonk")
diff --git a/certbot/tests/main_test.py b/certbot/tests/main_test.py
index 673952b4e..635a7c41d 100644
--- a/certbot/tests/main_test.py
+++ b/certbot/tests/main_test.py
@@ -994,6 +994,12 @@ class MainTest(unittest.TestCase):  # pylint: disable=too-many-public-methods
         self._test_renewal_common(True, None, args='renew --csr {0}'.format(CSR).split(),
                                   should_renew=False, error_expected=True)
 
+    def test_no_renewal_with_hooks(self):
+        _, _, stdout = self._test_renewal_common(
+            due_for_renewal=False, extra_args=None, should_renew=False,
+            args=['renew', '--post-hook', 'echo hello world'])
+        self.assertTrue('No hooks were run.' in stdout.getvalue())
+
     @mock.patch('certbot.main.zope.component.getUtility')
     @mock.patch('certbot.main._find_lineage_for_domains_and_certname')
     @mock.patch('certbot.main._init_le_client')