diff --git a/server/index.ts b/server/index.ts
index 4cbfa2ba5..c5f6516f5 100644
--- a/server/index.ts
+++ b/server/index.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import env from "./env";
 
 import "./logging/tracer"; // must come before importing any instrumented module
 
+import maintance from "aws-sdk/lib/maintenance_mode_message";
 import http from "http";
 import https from "https";
 import Koa from "koa";
@@ -26,6 +27,9 @@ import { checkConnection, sequelize } from "./storage/database";
 import RedisAdapter from "./storage/redis";
 import Metrics from "./logging/Metrics";
 
+// Suppress the AWS maintenance message until upgrade to v3.
+maintance.suppress = true;
+
 // The number of processes to run, defaults to the number of CPU's available
 // for the web service, and 1 for collaboration during the beta period.
 let webProcessCount = env.WEB_CONCURRENCY;
diff --git a/server/typings/index.d.ts b/server/typings/index.d.ts
index c1bdffcb8..9dc4a375d 100644
--- a/server/typings/index.d.ts
+++ b/server/typings/index.d.ts
@@ -21,3 +21,10 @@ declare module "@joplin/turndown-plugin-gfm" {
   export const taskListItems: Plugin;
   export const gfm: Plugin;
 }
+
+declare module "aws-sdk/lib/maintenance_mode_message" {
+  const maintance: {
+    suppress: boolean;
+  };
+  export default maintance;
+}