diff --git a/hobo/agent/common/management/commands/hobo_deploy.py b/hobo/agent/common/management/commands/hobo_deploy.py
index ab43ec2..0d250f1 100644
--- a/hobo/agent/common/management/commands/hobo_deploy.py
+++ b/hobo/agent/common/management/commands/hobo_deploy.py
@@ -93,13 +93,14 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
         if not self.me.get('secondary'):
             replace_file(tenant_hobo_json, json.dumps(hobo_environment, indent=2))
 
+        self.configure_template(hobo_environment, tenant)
+
     def deploy_specifics(self, hobo_environment, tenant):
         # configure things that are quite common but may actually not be
         # common to *all* tenants.
         self.generate_saml_keys(tenant, prefix='sp-')
         self.configure_service_provider(hobo_environment, tenant)
         self.configure_theme(hobo_environment, tenant)
-        self.configure_template(hobo_environment, tenant)
 
     def generate_saml_keys(self, tenant, prefix=''):
 
diff --git a/tests/test_hobo_deploy.py b/tests/test_hobo_deploy.py
index 00be16c..8761415 100644
--- a/tests/test_hobo_deploy.py
+++ b/tests/test_hobo_deploy.py
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ def test_deploy(mocked_get_tenant_by_hostname, tmpdir):
     command.deploy_specifics = Mock()
     tenant = Mock()
     tenant.get_directory = Mock(return_value=str(tmpdir))
+    command.configure_template = Mock()
     base_url = 'https://combo.dev.publik.love/'
     tenant_hobo_json = os.path.join(str(tmpdir), 'hobo.json')
     ENVIRONMENT = {'services': [{'service-id': 'combo', 'base_url': base_url}],
@@ -179,6 +180,8 @@ def test_deploy(mocked_get_tenant_by_hostname, tmpdir):
             content = json.load(handler)
         assert ENVIRONMENT['services'][0]['this'] is True  # new entry added
         assert json.dumps(content, sort_keys=True), json.dumps(ENVIRONMENT, sort_keys=True)
+        assert command.configure_template.mock_calls == [call(ENVIRONMENT, tenant)]
+        command.configure_template.reset_mock()
 
     # create tenant first
     command.deploy_specifics.reset_mock()
@@ -218,13 +221,11 @@ def test_deploy_specific():
     command.generate_saml_keys = Mock()
     command.configure_service_provider = Mock()
     command.configure_theme = Mock()
-    command.configure_template = Mock()
 
     command.deploy_specifics('my_hobo_env', 'my_tenant')
     assert command.generate_saml_keys.mock_calls == [call('my_tenant', prefix='sp-')]
     assert command.configure_service_provider.mock_calls == [call('my_hobo_env', 'my_tenant')]
     assert command.configure_theme.mock_calls == [call('my_hobo_env', 'my_tenant')]
-    assert command.configure_template.mock_calls == [call('my_hobo_env', 'my_tenant')]
 
 
 def test_generate_saml_keys(tmpdir):