diff --git a/modoboa_installer/scripts/amavis.py b/modoboa_installer/scripts/amavis.py
index d4a8c43..6635241 100644
--- a/modoboa_installer/scripts/amavis.py
+++ b/modoboa_installer/scripts/amavis.py
@@ -78,9 +78,12 @@ class Amavis(base.Installer):
                raise utils.FatalError("Failed to find amavis database schema")
         return path
 
-    def post_run(self):
-        """Additional tasks."""
+    def pre_run(self):
+        """Tasks to run first."""
         with open("/etc/mailname", "w") as fp:
             fp.write("{}\n".format(self.config.get("general", "hostname")))
+
+    def post_run(self):
+        """Additional tasks."""
         install("spamassassin", self.config, self.upgrade)
         install("clamav", self.config, self.upgrade)
diff --git a/modoboa_installer/scripts/base.py b/modoboa_installer/scripts/base.py
index e619d6f..8f61e5d 100644
--- a/modoboa_installer/scripts/base.py
+++ b/modoboa_installer/scripts/base.py
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ class Installer(object):
 
     def run(self):
         """Run the installer."""
+        self.pre_run()
         self.install_packages()
         self.setup_user()
         if not self.upgrade:
@@ -155,6 +156,10 @@ class Installer(object):
         self.post_run()
         self.restart_daemon()
 
+    def pre_run(self):
+        """Tasks to execute before the installer starts."""
+        pass
+
     def post_run(self):
         """Additionnal tasks."""
         pass