diff --git a/docs/development/plugin-triggers.md b/docs/development/plugin-triggers.md
index c655ca3c3..a14bea974 100644
--- a/docs/development/plugin-triggers.md
+++ b/docs/development/plugin-triggers.md
@@ -373,6 +373,21 @@ set -eo pipefail; [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
 # TODO
 ```
 
+### `network-clear-config`
+
+- Description: Clears network configuration
+- Invoked by: `internally triggered by proxy-clear-config within proxy implementations`
+- Arguments: `$APP`
+- Example:
+
+```shell
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -eo pipefail; [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
+
+# TODO
+```
+
 ### `network-compute-ports`
 
 - Description: Computes the ports for a given app container
@@ -1040,6 +1055,21 @@ set -eo pipefail; [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
 # TODO
 ```
 
+### `proxy-clear-config`
+
+- Description: Clears the proxy implementation configuration for a given app
+- Invoked by: `internally triggered by apps:rename`
+- Arguments: `$APP`
+- Example:
+
+```shell
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -eo pipefail; [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
+
+# TODO
+```
+
 ### `proxy-enable`
 
 - Description: Enables the configured proxy implementation for an app
diff --git a/plugins/20_events/network-clear-config b/plugins/20_events/network-clear-config
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..5178a749f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/20_events/network-clear-config
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+hook
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/20_events/proxy-clear-config b/plugins/20_events/proxy-clear-config
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..5178a749f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/20_events/proxy-clear-config
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+hook
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/apps/subcommands/rename b/plugins/apps/subcommands/rename
index d18604445..2a95d1b26 100755
--- a/plugins/apps/subcommands/rename
+++ b/plugins/apps/subcommands/rename
@@ -14,12 +14,13 @@ apps_rename_cmd() {
   local OLD_CACHE_DIR="$DOKKU_ROOT/$OLD_APP/cache"
   local OLD_CACHE_HOST_DIR="$DOKKU_HOST_ROOT/$OLD_APP/cache"
 
-  if [[ -d "$OLD_CACHE_DIR" ]] && ! rmdir "$OLD_CACHE_DIR"; then
+  if [[ -d "$OLD_CACHE_DIR" ]] && ! rmdir "$OLD_CACHE_DIR" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
     docker run "$DOKKU_GLOBAL_RUN_ARGS" --rm -v "$OLD_CACHE_HOST_DIR:/cache" "dokku/$OLD_APP" chmod 777 -R /cache
   fi
   rm -rf "$OLD_CACHE_DIR"
   apps_create "$NEW_APP"
   cp -a "$DOKKU_ROOT/$OLD_APP/." "$DOKKU_ROOT/$NEW_APP"
+  plugn trigger proxy-clear-config "$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/internal-functions b/plugins/nginx-vhosts/internal-functions
index 93d929bb6..edf212502 100755
--- a/plugins/nginx-vhosts/internal-functions
+++ b/plugins/nginx-vhosts/internal-functions
@@ -26,3 +26,9 @@ nginx_vhosts_help_cmd() {
 help_desc
   fi
 }
+
+nginx_clear_config() {
+  declare desc="Remove the nginx conf file"
+  declare APP="$1";
+  rm -f "$DOKKU_ROOT/$APP/nginx.conf"
+}
diff --git a/plugins/nginx-vhosts/proxy-clear-config b/plugins/nginx-vhosts/proxy-clear-config
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..acd909db7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/nginx-vhosts/proxy-clear-config
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#!/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-clear-config() {
+  declare desc="clear nginx config for proxy app containers from command line"
+  declare trigger="trigger-nginx-vhosts-clear-config"
+  declare APP="$1"
+  [[ -z "$APP" ]] && dokku_log_fail "Please specify an app to run the command on"
+
+  if [[ "$(get_app_proxy_type "$APP")" = "nginx" ]]; then
+    plugn trigger network-clear-config "$APP"
+    nginx_clear_config "$APP"
+  fi
+}
+
+trigger-nginx-vhosts-clear-config "$@"