diff --git a/InvenTree/InvenTree/settings.py b/InvenTree/InvenTree/settings.py
index a5ee294d3c..a644ad7fb1 100644
--- a/InvenTree/InvenTree/settings.py
+++ b/InvenTree/InvenTree/settings.py
@@ -857,7 +857,7 @@ IGNORED_ERRORS = [
 
 # Maintenance mode
 MAINTENANCE_MODE_RETRY_AFTER = 60
-MAINTENANCE_MODE_STATE_BACKEND = 'maintenance_mode.backends.DefaultStorageBackend'
+MAINTENANCE_MODE_STATE_BACKEND = 'maintenance_mode.backends.StaticStorageBackend'
 
 # Are plugins enabled?
 PLUGINS_ENABLED = get_boolean_setting('INVENTREE_PLUGINS_ENABLED', 'plugins_enabled', False)
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 5b4790e6e6..ded14b9967 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ django-import-export==2.5.0
     # via -r requirements.in
 django-js-asset==2.0.0
     # via django-mptt
-django-maintenance-mode==0.16.3
+django-maintenance-mode==0.18.0
     # via -r requirements.in
 django-markdownify==0.9.2
     # via -r requirements.in