diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 662a8c7..89528d7 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -47,10 +47,10 @@ certbot_create_command: >-
   -d {{ cert_item.domains | join(',') }}
   {{ '--expand' if certbot_expand else '' }}
   {{ '--pre-hook /etc/letsencrypt/renewal-hooks/pre/stop_services'
-    if certbot_create_standalone_stop_services and certbot_create_method == 'standalone'
+    if certbot_create_standalone_stop_services and certbot_create_method in ['standalone', 'nginx']
   else '' }}
   {{ '--post-hook /etc/letsencrypt/renewal-hooks/post/start_services'
-    if certbot_create_standalone_stop_services and certbot_create_method == 'standalone'
+    if certbot_create_standalone_stop_services and certbot_create_method in ['standalone', 'nginx']
   else '' }}
   {{ "--deploy-hook '" ~ cert_item.deploy_hook ~ "'"
     if 'deploy_hook' in cert_item
diff --git a/tasks/create-cert-nginx.yml b/tasks/create-cert-nginx.yml
index 3585822..594e6c8 100644
--- a/tasks/create-cert-nginx.yml
+++ b/tasks/create-cert-nginx.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,57 @@
   register: letsencrypt_cert
   become: true
 
+- name: Ensure pre and post hook folders exist.
+  file:
+    path: /etc/letsencrypt/renewal-hooks/{{ item }}
+    state: directory
+    mode: 0755
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+  with_items:
+    - pre
+    - post
+
+- name: Create pre hook to stop services.
+  template:
+    src: stop_services.j2
+    dest: /etc/letsencrypt/renewal-hooks/pre/stop_services
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    mode: 0750
+  when:
+    - certbot_create_standalone_stop_services is defined
+    - certbot_create_standalone_stop_services is truthy
+
+- name: Create post hook to start services.
+  template:
+    src: start_services.j2
+    dest: /etc/letsencrypt/renewal-hooks/post/start_services
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    mode: 0750
+  when:
+    - certbot_create_standalone_stop_services is defined
+    - certbot_create_standalone_stop_services is truthy
+
+- name: Check if domains have changed
+  block:
+    - name: Register certificate domains
+      shell: "{{ certbot_script }} certificates --cert-name {{ cert_item_name }} | grep Domains | cut -d':' -f2"
+      changed_when: false
+      register: letsencrypt_cert_domains_dirty
+
+    - name: Cleanup domain list
+      set_fact:
+        letsencrypt_cert_domains: "{{ letsencrypt_cert_domains_dirty.stdout | trim | split(' ') | map('trim') | select('!=', '') | list | sort }}"
+
+    - name: Determine if domains have changed
+      set_fact:
+        letsencrypt_cert_domains_changed: "{{ letsencrypt_cert_domains != (cert_item.domains | map('trim') | select('!=', '') | list | sort) }}"
+
+  when: letsencrypt_cert.stat.exists
+
 - name: Generate new certificate if one doesn't exist.
   command: "{{ certbot_create_command }}"
-  when: not letsencrypt_cert.stat.exists
+  when: not letsencrypt_cert.stat.exists or letsencrypt_cert_domains_changed | default(false)
   become: true