diff --git a/app/Exceptions/Handler.php b/app/Exceptions/Handler.php
index 63295f25..5e80806e 100644
--- a/app/Exceptions/Handler.php
+++ b/app/Exceptions/Handler.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace App\Exceptions;
 
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Exceptions\Handler as ExceptionHandler;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Log;
 use Inertia\Inertia;
 use Throwable;
 
diff --git a/app/Maintenance/EnvMaintenanceMode.php b/app/Maintenance/EnvMaintenanceMode.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..56d37067
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Maintenance/EnvMaintenanceMode.php
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Maintenance;
+
+use Illuminate\Contracts\Foundation\Application;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\Foundation\MaintenanceMode;
+
+class EnvMaintenanceMode implements MaintenanceMode
+{
+    public function __construct(protected Application $app) {} 
+
+    /**
+     * Take the application down for maintenance.
+     *
+     * @param  array  $payload
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function activate(array $payload): void {
+        //
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Take the application out of maintenance.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function deactivate(): void {
+        //
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Determine if the application is currently down for maintenance.
+     *
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    public function active(): bool {
+        return $this->app->environment(['maintenance']);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the data array which was provided when the application was placed into maintenance.
+     *
+     * @return array
+     */
+    public function data(): array {
+        return [];
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Providers/AppServiceProvider.php b/app/Providers/AppServiceProvider.php
index 9ff88320..3b870211 100644
--- a/app/Providers/AppServiceProvider.php
+++ b/app/Providers/AppServiceProvider.php
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 namespace App\Providers;
 
+use App\Maintenance\EnvMaintenanceMode;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\Container\Container;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\Foundation\Application;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\MaintenanceModeManager;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\URL;
 use Illuminate\Support\ServiceProvider;
 
@@ -12,7 +16,18 @@ class AppServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
      */
     public function register(): void
     {
-        //
+        $this->app->extend(
+            MaintenanceModeManager::class,
+            function (MaintenanceModeManager $manager) {
+                $manager->extend('env', function (Container $container) {
+                    return new EnvMaintenanceMode(
+                        $container->make(Application::class)
+                    );
+                });
+
+                return $manager;
+            }
+        );
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 28da5099..2275e9b6 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ services:
             dockerfile: ./dockerfiles/Dockerfile.website
             target: deploy
             args:
-                - LARAVEL_ENV=local
+                - LARAVEL_ENV=${APP_ENV:-local}
                 - LARAVEL_ENV_FILE=.env
         ports:
             - '80:80'