diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/riot/riot-web.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/riot/riot-web.nix
index 93c3d837b05..b2e50ffce64 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/riot/riot-web.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/riot/riot-web.nix
@@ -17,9 +17,13 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       then writeText "riot-config.json" conf
       else "$out/config.sample.json";
   in ''
+    runHook preInstall
+
     mkdir -p $out/
     cp -R . $out/
     ln -s ${configFile} $out/config.json
+
+    runHook postInstall
   '';
 
   meta = {