diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 33b8c7f..2df0e23 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -73,18 +73,22 @@ mail.example.com:
   group: postfix
   perm: '400'
   format: key
-  action: '/etc/init.d/postfix reload'
+  actions:
+    - '/etc/init.d/postfix reload'
+    - '/trigger/some/script'
 - path: /etc/postfix/ssl/mail.crt
   user: postfix
   group: postfix
   perm: '400'
   format: crt
-  action: '/etc/init.d/postfix reload'
+  actions:
+    - '/etc/init.d/postfix reload'
 - path: /etc/dovecot/ssl/mail.crt
   user: dovecot
   group: dovecot
   perm: '400'
-  action: '/etc/init.d/dovecot reload'
+  actions:
+    - '/etc/init.d/dovecot reload'
 
 jabber.example.com:
 - path: /etc/ejabberd/server.pem
@@ -92,20 +96,23 @@ jabber.example.com:
   group: jabber
   perm: '400'
   format: key,crt,ca
-  action: '/etc/init.d/ejabberd restart'
+  actions:
+    - '/etc/init.d/ejabberd restart'
 
 www.example.com example.com:
 - path: /var/www/ssl/cert.pem
   user: apache
   group: apache
   perm: '400'
-  action: '/etc/init.d/apache2 reload'
+  actions:
+    - '/etc/init.d/apache2 reload'
   format: crt,ca
 - path: /var/www/ssl/key.pem
   user: apache
   group: apache
   perm: '400'
-  action: '/etc/init.d/apache2 reload'
+  action:
+    - '/etc/init.d/apache2 reload'
   format: key
 ```
 
diff --git a/acertmgr.py b/acertmgr.py
index 4343f2e..c1787ed 100755
--- a/acertmgr.py
+++ b/acertmgr.py
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ def cert_put(domain, settings):
 	crt_perm = settings['perm']
 	crt_path = settings['path']
 	crt_format = settings['format'].split(",")
-	crt_action = settings['action']
+	crt_actions = settings['actions']
 
 	key_file = settings['server_key']
 	crt_final = os.path.join(ACME_DIR, ("%s.crt" % domain.split(' ')[0]))
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ def cert_put(domain, settings):
 	except OSError:
 		print('Warning: Could not set certificate file permissions!')
 
-	return crt_action
+	return set(crt_actions)
 
 
 # @brief augment configuration with defaults
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
 		for domaincfg in domaincfgs:
 			cfg = complete_config(domaincfg, config)
 			if not target_isCurrent(cfg['path'], crt_file):
-				actions.add(cert_put(domains, cfg))
+				actions = actions | cert_put(domains, cfg)
 
 	# run post-update actions
 	for action in actions: