diff --git a/WebContent/OSRM.config.js b/WebContent/OSRM.config.js
index 22cbeae83..e656e9e21 100644
--- a/WebContent/OSRM.config.js
+++ b/WebContent/OSRM.config.js
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ or see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl.txt.
 // [has to be loaded directly after OSRM.base]
 
 OSRM.DEFAULTS = {
-	MAINTENANCE: true,
 	HOST_ROUTING_URL: 'http://router.project-osrm.org/viaroute',
 	HOST_SHORTENER_URL: 'http://map.project-osrm.org/shorten/',
 	HOST_TIMESTAMP_URL: 'http://router.project-osrm.org/timestamp',
@@ -88,5 +87,9 @@ OSRM.DEFAULTS = {
 			options:{minZoom: 1},
 			bing:true,
 		}
-	]
-};
+	],
+	
+	MAINTENANCE: false,
+	MAINTENANCE_HEADER: "Scheduled Maintenance",
+	MAINTENANCE_TEXT: "The OSRM Website is down for a scheduled maintenance. Please be patient while required updates are performed. The site will be back online shortly.<br/><br/>In the meantime you may want to go out an map a friendly neighborhood near you...<br/><br/><br/>[OSRM]",	
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/WebContent/main.html b/WebContent/main.html
index ef75ec919..e913562f7 100644
--- a/WebContent/main.html
+++ b/WebContent/main.html
@@ -92,21 +92,10 @@ or see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl.txt.
 <div id="notification-content" class="box-content">
 	<!-- header -->
 	<div id="notification-toggle" class="iconic-button cancel-marker top-right-button"></div>
-	<div id="gui-notification-label" class="box-label">Scheduled Maintenance</div>
+	<div id="notification-label" class="box-label">Notification</div>
 
 	<!-- notification text -->
-	<div id="notification-box">
-	The OSRM Website is down for a scheduled maintenance. Please be patient while required updates are performed. 
-	The site will be back online shortly.
-	<br/>
-	<br/>
-	In the meantime you may want to go out an map a friendly neighborhood near you...
-	<br/>
-	<br/>	
-	<br/>
-	<br/>
-	[OSRM]
-	</div>
+	<div id="notification-box"></div>
 </div>
 </div>
 </div>
diff --git a/WebContent/main.js b/WebContent/main.js
index e2b75e1f8..94f69826d 100644
--- a/WebContent/main.js
+++ b/WebContent/main.js
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ OSRM.init = function() {
 	OSRM.prefetchCSSIcons();
 	
 	OSRM.GUI.init();
-	OSRM.Localization.init();
 	OSRM.Map.init();
 	OSRM.Printing.init();
 	OSRM.Routing.init();
+	OSRM.Localization.init();	
 	
 	// stop if in maintenance mode
 	if( OSRM.inMaintenance() == true )
@@ -271,6 +271,8 @@ OSRM.parseParameters = function(){
 OSRM.inMaintenance = function(){
 	if( OSRM.DEFAULTS.MAINTENANCE == true ) {
 		document.getElementById('notification-blanket').style.display = "block";
+		document.getElementById('notification-label').innerHTML = OSRM.DEFAULTS.MAINTENANCE_HEADER;
+		document.getElementById('notification-box').innerHTML = OSRM.DEFAULTS.MAINTENANCE_TEXT;
 		document.getElementById('notification-toggle').style.display = "none";
 		return true;
 	}