diff --git a/plugins/apps/commands b/plugins/apps/commands
index 1cea6b0f143..be556894bda 100755
--- a/plugins/apps/commands
+++ b/plugins/apps/commands
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ case "$1" in
     dokku apps:destroy $OLD_APP --force
     sed -i -e "s/$OLD_APP/$NEW_APP/g" "$DOKKU_ROOT/$NEW_APP/URLS"
     sed -i -e "s/$OLD_APP/$NEW_APP/g" "$DOKKU_ROOT/$NEW_APP/VHOST"
+    sed -i -e "s/git-hook $OLD_APP/git-hook $NEW_APP/g" "$DOKKU_ROOT/$NEW_APP/hooks/pre-receive"
     dokku ps:rebuild $NEW_APP
     plugn trigger post-app-rename $OLD_APP $NEW_APP
     echo "Renaming $OLD_APP to $NEW_APP... done"