diff --git a/config/deploy.rb b/config/deploy.rb
index fd1f13541..44a0574ff 100644
--- a/config/deploy.rb
+++ b/config/deploy.rb
@@ -64,12 +64,14 @@ namespace :deploy do
   namespace :web do
     desc "Present a maintenance page to visitors."
     task :disable do
-      run "mv #{current_path}/public/maintenance.html.bak #{current_path}/public/maintenance.html"
+      maintenance_html_path = "#{current_path}/public/maintenance.html.bak"
+      run "if [ -e #{maintenance_html_path} ] ; then mv #{maintenance_html_path} #{current_path}/public/maintenance.html ; fi"
     end
     
     desc "Makes the application web-accessible again."
     task :enable do
-      run "mv #{current_path}/public/maintenance.html #{current_path}/public/maintenance.html.bak"
+      maintenance_html_path = "#{current_path}/public/maintenance.html"
+      run "if [ -e #{maintenance_html_path} ] ; then mv #{maintenance_html_path} #{current_path}/public/maintenance.html.bak ; fi"
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/public/maintenance.html.bak b/public/maintenance.html.bak
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1a425fcb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/maintenance.html.bak
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<!doctype html>
+<html>
+  <head>
+    <title>Downbooru</title>
+    <style type="text/css">
+      body {
+        margin: 0;
+        padding: 10em 2em;
+        font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', serif;
+      }
+
+      h1, p {
+        text-align: center;
+      }
+    </style>
+  </head>
+  <body>
+    <h1>The site is down for maintenance.</h1>
+    <p>Check <a href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=&ands=danbooru&phrase=&ors=&nots=&tag=&lang=all&from=teruyo&to=&ref=&near=&within=15&units=mi&since=&until=&rpp=15">Twitter</a> for updates.</p>
+  </body>
+</html>
