diff --git a/apache/lib/common b/apache/lib/common
index cb21f8bb..8cdef50c 100644
--- a/apache/lib/common
+++ b/apache/lib/common
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ ssl_plugin_cert-provider_prepare() {
 
     options=$(yaml_key_val_str "options" "$cfg") || return 1
     service_config=$(yaml_key_val_str "$service" "$options")
-    compose --debug --add-compose-content "$service_config" run "$service" \
+    compose --debug --add-compose-content "$service_config" run --service-ports "$service" \
             crt create "$DOMAIN" $(echo "$SERVER_ALIAS" | shyaml -y get-values 2>/dev/null) || return 1
 
     config-add "\
diff --git a/apache/test/vhost_cert_provider b/apache/test/vhost_cert_provider
index 4351befb..33cc3fa7 100644
--- a/apache/test/vhost_cert_provider
+++ b/apache/test/vhost_cert_provider
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ ssl:
 RELATIONS=(cert-provider foo a True)
 apache_vhost_create" "known cert key"
 noerror
-is out reg 'Calling: compose .*foo: options: <merge_yaml_str\(.a., .12., )>.*run foo.*'
+is out reg 'Calling: compose .*foo: options: <merge_yaml_str\(.a., .12., )>.*run --service-ports foo.*'
 is out part 'config-add
   | services:
   |   $MASTER_TARGET_SERVICE_NAME:
diff --git a/letsencrypt/hooks/dc-pre-run b/letsencrypt/hooks/dc-pre-run
index b1370c2a..036c2c24 100755
--- a/letsencrypt/hooks/dc-pre-run
+++ b/letsencrypt/hooks/dc-pre-run
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 set -e
 
+
 service_def=$(get_compose_service_def "$SERVICE_NAME")
 
 USER_EMAIL=$(echo "$service_def" | shyaml get-value options.email 2>/dev/null) || {
@@ -47,12 +48,31 @@ if environment_def="$(printf "%s" "$service_def" | shyaml -y get-value options.e
     config+=$(echo -en "\n    LEXICON_PROVIDER: $provider")
 fi
 
+
+
 if ! challenge_type=$(printf "%s" "$service_def" | shyaml get-value "options.challenge-type" 2>/dev/null); then
     warn "No ${WHITE}challenge-type${NORMAL} provided, defaulting to 'http'."
     challenge_type=http
 fi
 config+=$(echo -en "\n    CHALLENGE_TYPE: $challenge_type")
 
+
+aimport remainder_args
+if [ "$challenge_type" == "http" ] &&
+       [ "${remainder_args[0]}" == "crt" ] &&
+       [ "${remainder_args[1]}" == "create" ] &&
+       ! [ -d "$SERVICE_DATASTORE/etc/letsencrypt/live/${remainder_args[2]}" ]; then
+    while read container_id; do
+        docker stop -t 5 "$container_id"
+    done < <(docker ps \
+                 --filter label="compose.project=$PROJECT_NAME" \
+                 --filter publish=80 \
+                 --format "{{.ID}}"
+            )
+    config+=$(echo -en "\n  ports:
+    - \"0.0.0.0:80:80\"")
+fi
+
 init-config-add "$config"
 
 mkdir -p "$SERVICE_DATASTORE/etc/letsencrypt"