diff --git a/plugins/common/functions b/plugins/common/functions
index b7fe733cf..bb6bd1d7f 100755
--- a/plugins/common/functions
+++ b/plugins/common/functions
@@ -657,6 +657,7 @@ cmd-deploy() {
 
   verify_app_name "$APP"
   local DOKKU_SCHEDULER=$(get_app_scheduler "$APP")
+  plugn trigger pre-deploy "$APP" "$IMAGE_TAG"
   plugn trigger scheduler-deploy "$DOKKU_SCHEDULER" "$APP" "$IMAGE_TAG"
 }
 
@@ -687,7 +688,6 @@ release_and_deploy() {
     local DOKKU_SKIP_DEPLOY=${DOKKU_APP_SKIP_DEPLOY:="$DOKKU_GLOBAL_SKIP_DEPLOY"}
 
     dokku_log_info1 "Releasing $APP..."
-    plugn trigger pre-deploy "$APP" "$IMAGE_TAG"
     dokku_release "$APP" "$IMAGE_SOURCE_TYPE" "$IMAGE_TAG"
 
     if [[ "$DOKKU_SKIP_DEPLOY" != "true" ]]; then