diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 93aa35d7..1f6b8936 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ Follow this steps:
 - Restore your `.env` config file on your server.
 
 ## Update from 1.7.8 to 1.7.9
-After uploaded new files, log in as admin to the app and go to `your-domain.com/upgrade-database`. This will upgrade your database on the background.
+After uploaded new files, log in as admin to the app and go to `your-domain.com/service/upgrade-database`. This will upgrade your database on the background.
 
 After that, **update path to your project in command below** and add the following **Cron** entry to your server:
 ```
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/General/UpgradeAppController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/General/UpgradeAppController.php
index 75d18958..504d4118 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/General/UpgradeAppController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/General/UpgradeAppController.php
@@ -125,6 +125,28 @@ class UpgradeAppController extends Controller
         return response('Done', 200);
     }
 
+    /**
+     *  Start maintenance mode
+     */
+    public function up() {
+        $command = Artisan::call('up');
+
+        if ($command === 0) {
+            echo 'System is in production mode';
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     *  End maintenance mode
+     */
+    public function down() {
+        $command = Artisan::call('down');
+
+        if ($command === 0) {
+            echo 'System is in maintenance mode';
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      *  Upgrade database
      */
@@ -137,7 +159,9 @@ class UpgradeAppController extends Controller
         */
         if (! Schema::hasColumn('shares', 'expire_in')) {
 
-            $command = Artisan::call('migrate');
+            $command = Artisan::call('migrate', [
+                '--force' => true
+            ]);
 
             if ($command === 0) {
                 echo 'Operation was successful.';
diff --git a/app/Http/Middleware/CheckForMaintenanceMode.php b/app/Http/Middleware/CheckForMaintenanceMode.php
index 35b9824b..f5934820 100644
--- a/app/Http/Middleware/CheckForMaintenanceMode.php
+++ b/app/Http/Middleware/CheckForMaintenanceMode.php
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ class CheckForMaintenanceMode extends Middleware
      * @var array
      */
     protected $except = [
-        //
+        '/service/upgrade-database',
+        '/service/down',
+        '/service/up',
     ];
 }
diff --git a/routes/web.php b/routes/web.php
index 7b7d600f..fd507f4a 100644
--- a/routes/web.php
+++ b/routes/web.php
@@ -38,8 +38,10 @@ Route::group(['middleware' => ['auth:api', 'auth.master', 'scope:master']], func
 });
 
 // Admin system tools
-Route::group(['middleware' => ['auth:api', 'auth.master', 'auth.admin', 'scope:master']], function () {
+Route::group(['middleware' => ['auth:api', 'auth.master', 'auth.admin', 'scope:master'], 'prefix' => 'service'], function () {
     Route::get('/upgrade-database', 'General\UpgradeAppController@upgrade_database');
+    Route::get('/down', 'General\UpgradeAppController@down');
+    Route::get('/up', 'General\UpgradeAppController@up');
 });
 
 // Get og site for web crawlers