diff --git a/docs/using.rst b/docs/using.rst
index 12ea3ea11..12f6c7375 100644
--- a/docs/using.rst
+++ b/docs/using.rst
@@ -337,8 +337,8 @@ will cause nasty errors served through the browsers!
 
 .. note:: All files are PEM-encoded (as the filename suffix
    suggests). If you need other format, such as DER or PFX, then you
-   could convert using ``openssl``, but this means you will not
-   benefit from automatic renewal_!
+   could convert using ``openssl``. You can automate that with
+   `--renew-hook` if you're using automatic renewal_.
 
 
 .. _config-file: