diff --git a/docs/development/plugin-triggers.md b/docs/development/plugin-triggers.md
index a9d211c34..1f2c8c6a5 100644
--- a/docs/development/plugin-triggers.md
+++ b/docs/development/plugin-triggers.md
@@ -1800,6 +1800,21 @@ set -eo pipefail; [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
 # TODO
 ```
 
+### `ps-current-scale`
+
+- Description: Prints out the current scale contents (process-type=quantity) delimited by newlines.
+- Invoked by:
+- Arguments: `$APP`
+- Example:
+
+```shell
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -eo pipefail; [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
+
+# TODO
+```
+
 ### `receive-app`
 
 - Description: Allows you to customize what occurs when an app is received. Normally just triggers an app build.
diff --git a/plugins/checks/subcommands/run b/plugins/checks/subcommands/run
index 3c5b747a1..b774c7977 100755
--- a/plugins/checks/subcommands/run
+++ b/plugins/checks/subcommands/run
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ source "$PLUGIN_AVAILABLE_PATH/checks/functions"
 check_all_processes() {
   local APP="$1"
   CHECK_PROC_TYPE="$2"
-  local DOKKU_SCALE_FILE="$DOKKU_ROOT/$APP/DOKKU_SCALE"
   local VALID_CHECK_PROC_TYPE=false
 
   local line
@@ -30,7 +29,7 @@ check_all_processes() {
     fi
 
     check_process_type "$APP" "$PROC_TYPE" "$PROC_COUNT"
-  done <"$DOKKU_SCALE_FILE"
+  done <"$(plugn trigger ps-current-scale "$APP")"
 
   if [[ "$VALID_CHECK_PROC_TYPE" == "false" ]]; then
     dokku_log_fail "Invalid process type specified ($APP.$CHECK_PROC_TYPE)"
diff --git a/plugins/network/network.go b/plugins/network/network.go
index b7d77e8fd..39d14efb1 100644
--- a/plugins/network/network.go
+++ b/plugins/network/network.go
@@ -34,6 +34,22 @@ var (
 	}
 )
 
+func parseScaleOutput(b []byte) (map[string]int, error) {
+	scale := make(map[string]int)
+
+	for _, line := range strings.Split(string(b), "\n") {
+		s := strings.Split(line, "=")
+		processType := s[0]
+		count, err := strconv.Atoi(s[1])
+		if err != nil {
+			return scale, err
+		}
+		scale[processType] = count
+	}
+
+	return scale, nil
+}
+
 // BuildConfig builds network config files
 func BuildConfig(appName string) error {
 	if !common.IsDeployed(appName) {
@@ -41,34 +57,25 @@ func BuildConfig(appName string) error {
 	}
 
 	appRoot := common.AppRoot(appName)
-	scaleFile := strings.Join([]string{appRoot, "DOKKU_SCALE"}, "/")
-	if !common.FileExists(scaleFile) {
+	s, err := common.PlugnTriggerOutput("ps-current-scale", []string{appName}...)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	scale, err := parseScaleOutput(s)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if len(scale) == 0 {
 		return nil
 	}
 
 	image := common.GetAppImageName(appName, "", "")
 	isHerokuishContainer := common.IsImageHerokuishBased(image, appName)
 	common.LogInfo1(fmt.Sprintf("Ensuring network configuration is in sync for %s", appName))
-	lines, err := common.FileToSlice(scaleFile)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	for _, line := range lines {
-		if line == "" || strings.HasPrefix(line, "#") {
-			continue
-		}
-
-		procParts := strings.SplitN(line, "=", 2)
-		if len(procParts) != 2 {
-			continue
-		}
-		processType := procParts[0]
-		procCount, err := strconv.Atoi(procParts[1])
-		if err != nil {
-			continue
-		}
 
+	for processType, procCount := range scale {
 		containerIndex := 0
 		for containerIndex < procCount {
 			containerIndex++
diff --git a/plugins/nginx-vhosts/functions b/plugins/nginx-vhosts/functions
index d5092d1c9..d1f776eda 100755
--- a/plugins/nginx-vhosts/functions
+++ b/plugins/nginx-vhosts/functions
@@ -510,7 +510,6 @@ nginx_build_config() {
         PROXY_X_FORWARDED_PROTO="$PROXY_X_FORWARDED_PROTO"
         PROXY_X_FORWARDED_SSL="$PROXY_X_FORWARDED_SSL")
 
-      local DOKKU_SCALE_FILE="$DOKKU_ROOT/$APP/DOKKU_SCALE"
       while read -r line || [[ -n "$line" ]]; do
         [[ "$line" =~ ^#.* ]] && continue
         line="$(strip_inline_comments "$line")"
@@ -519,7 +518,7 @@ nginx_build_config() {
         UPP_PROC_TYPE="${PROC_TYPE^^}"
         UPP_PROC_TYPE="${UPP_PROC_TYPE//-/_}"
         SIGIL_PARAMS+=("DOKKU_APP_${UPP_PROC_TYPE}_LISTENERS=$LISTENERS")
-      done <"$DOKKU_SCALE_FILE"
+      done <"$(plugn trigger ps-current-scale "$APP")"
 
       if grep DOKKU_APP_LISTENERS "$NGINX_TEMPLATE"; then
         dokku_log_warn "Deprecated: Usage of DOKKU_APP_LISTENERS within nginx.conf.sigil templates is deprecated in favor of DOKKU_APP_WEB_LISTENERS"
diff --git a/plugins/ps/Makefile b/plugins/ps/Makefile
index 0761c2505..e2a68b39a 100644
--- a/plugins/ps/Makefile
+++ b/plugins/ps/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 SUBCOMMANDS = subcommands/inspect subcommands/rebuild subcommands/report subcommands/restart subcommands/restore subcommands/retire subcommands/scale subcommands/set subcommands/start subcommands/stop
-TRIGGERS = triggers/app-restart triggers/core-post-deploy triggers/core-post-extract triggers/install triggers/post-app-clone triggers/post-app-clone-setup triggers/post-app-rename triggers/post-app-rename-setup triggers/post-create triggers/post-delete triggers/post-extract triggers/post-stop triggers/pre-deploy triggers/procfile-extract triggers/procfile-get-command triggers/procfile-remove triggers/report
+TRIGGERS = triggers/app-restart triggers/core-post-deploy triggers/core-post-extract triggers/install triggers/post-app-clone triggers/post-app-clone-setup triggers/post-app-rename triggers/post-app-rename-setup triggers/post-create triggers/post-delete triggers/post-extract triggers/post-stop triggers/pre-deploy triggers/procfile-extract triggers/procfile-get-command triggers/procfile-remove triggers/ps-current-scale triggers/report
 BUILD = commands subcommands triggers
 PLUGIN_NAME = ps
 
diff --git a/plugins/ps/src/triggers/triggers.go b/plugins/ps/src/triggers/triggers.go
index 35d3bc675..161521ea9 100644
--- a/plugins/ps/src/triggers/triggers.go
+++ b/plugins/ps/src/triggers/triggers.go
@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@ func main() {
 	case "procfile-remove":
 		appName := flag.Arg(0)
 		err = ps.TriggerProcfileRemove(appName)
+	case "ps-current-scale":
+		appName := flag.Arg(0)
+		err = ps.TriggerPsCurrentScale(appName)
 	case "report":
 		appName := flag.Arg(0)
 		err = ps.ReportSingleApp(appName, "", "")
diff --git a/plugins/ps/triggers.go b/plugins/ps/triggers.go
index af6fd2cca..b5044659d 100644
--- a/plugins/ps/triggers.go
+++ b/plugins/ps/triggers.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"sort"
 	"strings"
 
 	sh "github.com/codeskyblue/go-sh"
@@ -263,3 +264,18 @@ func TriggerProcfileGetCommand(appName string, processType string, port int) err
 func TriggerProcfileRemove(appName string) error {
 	return removeProcfile(appName)
 }
+
+// TriggerPsCurrentScale prints out the current scale contents (process-type=quantity) delimited by newlines
+func TriggerPsCurrentScale(appName string) error {
+	formations, err := getFormations(appName)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	sort.Sort(formations)
+	for _, formation := range formations {
+		fmt.Printf("%s=%d\n", formation.ProcessType, formation.Quantity)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/plugins/scheduler-docker-local/core-post-deploy b/plugins/scheduler-docker-local/core-post-deploy
index 4edb1f656..d29f72b02 100755
--- a/plugins/scheduler-docker-local/core-post-deploy
+++ b/plugins/scheduler-docker-local/core-post-deploy
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ trigger-scheduler-docker-local-core-post-deploy() {
   fi
 
   dokku_log_info1 "Renaming containers"
-  local PROCTYPES="$(grep -v -E "^#" "$DOKKU_ROOT/$APP/DOKKU_SCALE" | awk -F '=' '{ print $1 }' | xargs)"
+  local PROCTYPES="$(plugn trigger ps-current-scale "$APP" | awk -F '=' '{ print $1 }' | xargs)"
   local CONTAINER_FILES="$(find "$DOKKU_ROOT/$APP" -maxdepth 1 -name "CONTAINER.*" -printf "%f\n" 2>/dev/null | sort -t . -k 3 -n | xargs)"
 
   local CONTAINER_FILE
diff --git a/plugins/scheduler-docker-local/scheduler-deploy b/plugins/scheduler-docker-local/scheduler-deploy
index fb6e4dafe..13d17345a 100755
--- a/plugins/scheduler-docker-local/scheduler-deploy
+++ b/plugins/scheduler-docker-local/scheduler-deploy
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ trigger-scheduler-docker-local-scheduler-deploy() {
   local IMAGE_SOURCE_TYPE="dockerfile"
   [[ "$DOKKU_HEROKUISH" == "true" ]] && IMAGE_SOURCE_TYPE="herokuish"
   [[ "$DOKKU_CNB" == "true" ]] && IMAGE_SOURCE_TYPE="pack"
-  local DOKKU_SCALE_FILE="$DOKKU_ROOT/$APP/DOKKU_SCALE"
   local oldids=$(get_app_container_ids "$APP")
 
   DOKKU_NETWORK_BIND_ALL="$(plugn trigger network-get-property "$APP" bind-all-interfaces)"
@@ -178,7 +177,7 @@ trigger-scheduler-docker-local-scheduler-deploy() {
       cd "$DOKKU_ROOT/$APP"
       find . -maxdepth 1 -name "$container_state_filetype.$PROC_TYPE.*" -printf "%f\n" | sort -t . -k 3 -n | tail -n +$CONTAINER_IDX_OFFSET | xargs rm -f
     done
-  done <"$DOKKU_SCALE_FILE"
+  done <"$(plugn trigger ps-current-scale "$APP")"
 
   dokku_log_info1 "Running post-deploy"
   plugn trigger core-post-deploy "$APP" "$port" "$ipaddr" "$IMAGE_TAG"