diff --git a/docs/development/plugin-triggers.md b/docs/development/plugin-triggers.md
index 202c74a9d..6f884fc72 100644
--- a/docs/development/plugin-triggers.md
+++ b/docs/development/plugin-triggers.md
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ set -eo pipefail; [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
 ### `network-clear-config`
 
 - Description: Clears network configuration
-- Invoked by: `internally triggered by proxy-clear-config within proxy implementations`
+- Invoked by: `internally triggered within proxy implementations`
 - Arguments: `$APP`
 - Example:
 
diff --git a/plugins/apps/subcommands/rename b/plugins/apps/subcommands/rename
index 5ce94b69a..dbf69b17c 100755
--- a/plugins/apps/subcommands/rename
+++ b/plugins/apps/subcommands/rename
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ cmd-apps-rename() {
   apps_create "$NEW_APP"
   cp -a "$DOKKU_ROOT/$OLD_APP/." "$DOKKU_ROOT/$NEW_APP"
   plugn trigger post-app-rename-setup "$OLD_APP" "$NEW_APP"
-  plugn trigger proxy-clear-config "$NEW_APP"
   DOKKU_APPS_FORCE_DELETE=1 apps_destroy "$OLD_APP"
   [[ -f "$DOKKU_ROOT/$NEW_APP/URLS" ]] && sed -i -e "s/$OLD_APP/$NEW_APP/g" "$DOKKU_ROOT/$NEW_APP/URLS"
   [[ -f "$DOKKU_ROOT/$NEW_APP/VHOST" ]] && sed -i -e "s/$OLD_APP/$NEW_APP/g" "$DOKKU_ROOT/$NEW_APP/VHOST"
diff --git a/plugins/nginx-vhosts/post-app-rename-setup b/plugins/nginx-vhosts/post-app-rename-setup
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..05ab658f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/nginx-vhosts/post-app-rename-setup
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -eo pipefail
+[[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
+source "$PLUGIN_CORE_AVAILABLE_PATH/common/functions"
+source "$PLUGIN_AVAILABLE_PATH/nginx-vhosts/internal-functions"
+source "$PLUGIN_AVAILABLE_PATH/proxy/functions"
+
+trigger-nginx-vhosts-post-app-rename-setup() {
+  declare desc="calls proxy-clear-config"
+  declare trigger="post-app-rename-setup"
+  declare OLD_APP="$1" NEW_APP="$2"
+
+  plugn trigger proxy-clear-config "$NEW_APP"
+}
+
+trigger-nginx-vhosts-post-app-rename-setup "$@"