diff --git a/resources/views/errors/503.blade.php b/resources/views/errors/503.blade.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5827bbe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/views/errors/503.blade.php
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<html lang="de">
+<head>
+<meta charset="utf-8">
+<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
+<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="8">
+<title>Wartung · Mailwolt</title>
+<style>
+  *, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
+  html, body {
+    height: 100%;
+    background: #0f1117;
+    color: #e2e4ea;
+    font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, sans-serif;
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: center;
+  }
+  .card {
+    width: 100%;
+    max-width: 420px;
+    padding: 40px 36px;
+    background: #181c24;
+    border: 1px solid #2a2e3d;
+    border-radius: 16px;
+    text-align: center;
+  }
+  .logo {
+    display: inline-flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 10px;
+    margin-bottom: 32px;
+  }
+  .logo-icon {
+    width: 36px;
+    height: 36px;
+    background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6366f1, #8b5cf6);
+    border-radius: 10px;
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: center;
+  }
+  .logo-text {
+    font-size: 17px;
+    font-weight: 600;
+    color: #e2e4ea;
+    letter-spacing: -.3px;
+  }
+  .spinner {
+    width: 48px;
+    height: 48px;
+    margin: 0 auto 24px;
+    border-radius: 50%;
+    border: 3px solid #2a2e3d;
+    border-top-color: #6366f1;
+    animation: spin 1s linear infinite;
+  }
+  @keyframes spin { to { transform: rotate(360deg); } }
+  h1 {
+    font-size: 18px;
+    font-weight: 600;
+    color: #e2e4ea;
+    margin-bottom: 10px;
+    letter-spacing: -.2px;
+  }
+  p {
+    font-size: 13.5px;
+    color: #6b7280;
+    line-height: 1.6;
+  }
+  .dot-row {
+    display: flex;
+    justify-content: center;
+    gap: 6px;
+    margin-top: 28px;
+  }
+  .dot {
+    width: 6px;
+    height: 6px;
+    border-radius: 50%;
+    background: #6366f1;
+    opacity: .3;
+    animation: pulse 1.4s ease-in-out infinite;
+  }
+  .dot:nth-child(2) { animation-delay: .2s; }
+  .dot:nth-child(3) { animation-delay: .4s; }
+  @keyframes pulse { 0%, 80%, 100% { opacity: .3; } 40% { opacity: 1; } }
+</style>
+</head>
+<body>
+<div class="card">
+  <div class="logo">
+    <div class="logo-icon">
+      <svg width="18" height="18" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="white" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round">
+        <rect x="2" y="4" width="20" height="16" rx="2"/>
+        <path d="m22 7-8.97 5.7a1.94 1.94 0 0 1-2.06 0L2 7"/>
+      </svg>
+    </div>
+    <span class="logo-text">Mailwolt</span>
+  </div>
+  <div class="spinner"></div>
+  <h1>Update wird durchgeführt</h1>
+  <p>Das System wird gerade aktualisiert.<br>Diese Seite lädt in wenigen Sekunden automatisch neu.</p>
+  <div class="dot-row">
+    <div class="dot"></div>
+    <div class="dot"></div>
+    <div class="dot"></div>
+  </div>
+</div>
+</body>
+</html>
diff --git a/scripts/update.sh b/scripts/update.sh
index 7947c67..2863513 100644
--- a/scripts/update.sh
+++ b/scripts/update.sh
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ restart_php_fpm(){
 }
 
 artisan_down(){
-  as_app "cd ${APP_DIR} && php artisan down --retry=10" 2>/dev/null || true
+  as_app "cd ${APP_DIR} && php artisan down --render=errors.503 --retry=10" 2>/dev/null || true
   echo "[i] Wartungsmodus aktiviert"
 }
 
