diff --git a/letsencrypt-apache/letsencrypt_apache/configurator.py b/letsencrypt-apache/letsencrypt_apache/configurator.py
index 3cf6ea99e..11bba59e2 100644
--- a/letsencrypt-apache/letsencrypt_apache/configurator.py
+++ b/letsencrypt-apache/letsencrypt_apache/configurator.py
@@ -305,6 +305,7 @@ class ApacheConfigurator(augeas_configurator.AugeasConfigurator):
             if not vhost.ssl:
                 vhost = self.make_vhost_ssl(vhost)
 
+            self._add_servername_alias(target_name, vhost)
             self.assoc[target_name] = vhost
             return vhost
 
@@ -335,6 +336,7 @@ class ApacheConfigurator(augeas_configurator.AugeasConfigurator):
                 raise errors.PluginError(
                     "VirtualHost not able to be selected.")
 
+        self._add_servername_alias(target_name, vhost)
         self.assoc[target_name] = vhost
         return vhost
 
@@ -353,7 +355,6 @@ class ApacheConfigurator(augeas_configurator.AugeasConfigurator):
         # Points 1 - Address name with no SSL
         best_candidate = None
         best_points = 0
-
         for vhost in self.vhosts:
             if vhost.modmacro is True:
                 continue
@@ -692,7 +693,6 @@ class ApacheConfigurator(augeas_configurator.AugeasConfigurator):
 
         # Reload augeas to take into account the new vhost
         self.aug.load()
-
         # Get Vhost augeas path for new vhost
         vh_p = self.aug.match("/files%s//* [label()=~regexp('%s')]" %
                               (ssl_fp, parser.case_i("VirtualHost")))
@@ -709,6 +709,7 @@ class ApacheConfigurator(augeas_configurator.AugeasConfigurator):
 
         # Add directives
         self._add_dummy_ssl_directives(vh_p)
+        self.save()
 
         # Log actions and create save notes
         logger.info("Created an SSL vhost at %s", ssl_fp)
@@ -859,6 +860,22 @@ class ApacheConfigurator(augeas_configurator.AugeasConfigurator):
                             "insert_key_file_path")
         self.parser.add_dir(vh_path, "Include", self.mod_ssl_conf)
 
+    def _add_servername_alias(self, target_name, vhost):
+        fp = vhost.filep
+        vh_p = self.aug.match("/files%s//* [label()=~regexp('%s')]" %
+                              (fp, parser.case_i("VirtualHost")))
+        if not vh_p:
+            return
+        vh_path = vh_p[0]
+        if (self.parser.find_dir("ServerName", target_name, start=vh_path, exclude=False)
+           or self.parser.find_dir("ServerAlias", target_name, start=vh_path, exclude=False)):
+            return
+        if not self.parser.find_dir("ServerName", None, start=vh_path, exclude=False):
+            self.parser.add_dir(vh_path, "ServerName", target_name)
+        else:
+            self.parser.add_dir(vh_path, "ServerAlias", target_name)
+        self._add_servernames(vhost)
+
     def _add_name_vhost_if_necessary(self, vhost):
         """Add NameVirtualHost Directives if necessary for new vhost.
 
diff --git a/letsencrypt-apache/letsencrypt_apache/tests/configurator_test.py b/letsencrypt-apache/letsencrypt_apache/tests/configurator_test.py
index cae5869dd..a04f7904c 100644
--- a/letsencrypt-apache/letsencrypt_apache/tests/configurator_test.py
+++ b/letsencrypt-apache/letsencrypt_apache/tests/configurator_test.py
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ class TwoVhost80Test(util.ApacheTest):
     def test_choose_vhost_select_vhost_non_ssl(self, mock_select):
         mock_select.return_value = self.vh_truth[0]
         chosen_vhost = self.config.choose_vhost("none.com")
+        self.vh_truth[0].aliases.add("none.com")
         self.assertEqual(
             self.vh_truth[0].get_names(), chosen_vhost.get_names())
 
@@ -192,8 +193,8 @@ class TwoVhost80Test(util.ApacheTest):
         self.assertEqual(
             self.vh_truth[0],
             self.config._find_best_vhost("encryption-example.demo"))
-        self.assertTrue(
-            self.config._find_best_vhost("does-not-exist.com") is None)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            self.config._find_best_vhost("does-not-exist.com"), None)
 
     def test_find_best_vhost_variety(self):
         # pylint: disable=protected-access
diff --git a/letsencrypt-apache/letsencrypt_apache/tests/util.py b/letsencrypt-apache/letsencrypt_apache/tests/util.py
index ff60c05e3..97a11e851 100644
--- a/letsencrypt-apache/letsencrypt_apache/tests/util.py
+++ b/letsencrypt-apache/letsencrypt_apache/tests/util.py
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ def get_vh_truth(temp_dir, config_name):
                 os.path.join(prefix, "default-ssl-port-only.conf"),
                 os.path.join(aug_pre, ("default-ssl-port-only.conf/"
                                        "IfModule/VirtualHost")),
-                set([obj.Addr.fromstring("_default_:443")]), True, False),
+                set([obj.Addr.fromstring("_default_:443")]), True, False)
         ]
         return vh_truth