diff --git a/src/certificaat/interface/cli.clj b/src/certificaat/interface/cli.clj
index 8cfee59..0761800 100644
--- a/src/certificaat/interface/cli.clj
+++ b/src/certificaat/interface/cli.clj
@@ -119,9 +119,10 @@
     (not (k/valid? (str config-dir "registration.uri") options)) (register options)
     (not (k/valid? (str config-dir domain "/authorization." domain ".uri") options)) (do (authorize options)
                                                                                          (h/run-hooks :before-challenge options))
-    (not (k/valid? (str config-dir domain "/certificate.uri") options)) (do (accept-challenges options)
-                                                                            (request options)
-                                                                            (h/run-hooks :after-request options))
+    (or (k/pending? (str config-dir domain "/authorization." domain ".uri") options)
+        (not (k/valid? (str config-dir domain "/certificate.uri") options))) (do (accept-challenges options)
+                                                                               (request options)
+                                                                               (h/run-hooks :after-request options))
     :else (exit 0 "Nothing left to do at this point in time.")))
 (defn renew [{domain :domain config-dir :config-dir :as options}]
   (if (k/valid? (str config-dir domain "/authorization." domain ".uri") options)
diff --git a/src/certificaat/kung_fu.clj b/src/certificaat/kung_fu.clj
index 11c7734..70cfdf6 100644
--- a/src/certificaat/kung_fu.clj
+++ b/src/certificaat/kung_fu.clj
@@ -68,6 +68,11 @@
                 challenge (challenge/restore session uri)]]
       (challenge/accept challenge))))
 
+(defn pending? [frozen-resource options]
+  (let [authorization-uri (c/load-uri frozen-resource)
+        authorization (authorization/restore session authorization-uri)]
+    (= Status/PENDING (.getStatus authorization))))
+
 (defn get-certificate [{:keys [config-dir domain organisation san] :as options} reg]
   (let [path (str config-dir domain "/")
         csr (str path "request.csr")]