diff --git a/src/Middleware/CheckTenantForMaintenanceMode.php b/src/Middleware/CheckTenantForMaintenanceMode.php
index 5554663f..8e29a31e 100644
--- a/src/Middleware/CheckTenantForMaintenanceMode.php
+++ b/src/Middleware/CheckTenantForMaintenanceMode.php
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 namespace Stancl\Tenancy\Middleware;
 
 use Closure;
-use Illuminate\Foundation\Http\Exceptions\MaintenanceModeException;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Exception\HttpException;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Http\Middleware\CheckForMaintenanceMode;
 use Stancl\Tenancy\Exceptions\TenancyNotInitializedException;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\IpUtils;
@@ -29,7 +29,12 @@ class CheckTenantForMaintenanceMode extends CheckForMaintenanceMode
                 return $next($request);
             }
 
-            throw new MaintenanceModeException($data['time'], $data['retry'], $data['message']);
+            throw new HttpException(
+                503,
+                'Service Unavailable',
+                null,
+                isset($data['retry']) ? ['Retry-After' => $data['retry']] : []
+            );
         }
 
         return $next($request);
diff --git a/tests/MaintenanceModeTest.php b/tests/MaintenanceModeTest.php
index a8ecb064..4a8d8d0c 100644
--- a/tests/MaintenanceModeTest.php
+++ b/tests/MaintenanceModeTest.php
@@ -4,12 +4,14 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 
 namespace Stancl\Tenancy\Tests;
 
+use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Exception\HttpException;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Http\Exceptions\MaintenanceModeException;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Route;
 use Stancl\Tenancy\Database\Concerns\MaintenanceMode;
 use Stancl\Tenancy\Middleware\CheckTenantForMaintenanceMode;
 use Stancl\Tenancy\Middleware\InitializeTenancyByDomain;
 use Stancl\Tenancy\Tests\Etc\Tenant;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Exception\ServiceUnavailableHttpException;
 
 class MaintenanceModeTest extends TestCase
 {
@@ -32,7 +34,7 @@ class MaintenanceModeTest extends TestCase
 
         $tenant->putDownForMaintenance();
 
-        $this->expectException(MaintenanceModeException::class);
+        $this->expectException(HttpException::class);
         $this->withoutExceptionHandling()
             ->get('http://acme.localhost/foo');
     }