diff --git a/deploy-directory-to-remote.sh b/deploy-directory-to-remote.sh
index c95a113..b53dd3a 100755
--- a/deploy-directory-to-remote.sh
+++ b/deploy-directory-to-remote.sh
@@ -28,11 +28,13 @@ else
   exit 1
 fi
 
-if ssh ${remote_ssh_string} "wp option patch update wpmm_settings general status 1 --path=${remote_wp_path}"; then
-  echo maintenance mode activated
-else
-  echo something went horribly wrong
-  exit 1
+if [ "${remote_is_docker}" != "yes" ]; then
+  if ssh ${remote_ssh_string} "wp option patch update wpmm_settings general status 1 --path=${remote_wp_path}"; then
+    echo maintenance mode activated
+  else
+    echo something went horribly wrong
+    exit 1
+  fi
 fi
 
 if rsync --archive --compress --delete --delete-excluded --exclude-from="${deployment_exclude_file}" --human-readable --progress "${local_directory_path}/" "${remote_ssh_string}":"${remote_directory_path}"; then
@@ -42,9 +44,11 @@ else
   exit 1
 fi
 
-if ssh ${remote_ssh_string} "wp option patch update wpmm_settings general status 0 --path=${remote_wp_path}"; then
-  echo maintenance mode deactivated
-else
-  echo something went horribly wrong
-  exit 1
+if [ "${remote_is_docker}" != "yes" ]; then
+  if ssh ${remote_ssh_string} "wp option patch update wpmm_settings general status 0 --path=${remote_wp_path}"; then
+    echo maintenance mode deactivated
+  else
+    echo something went horribly wrong
+    exit 1
+  fi
 fi
diff --git a/deployment/deployment-example.env b/deployment/deployment-example.env
index c9a0525..380bb3d 100644
--- a/deployment/deployment-example.env
+++ b/deployment/deployment-example.env
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ remote_deployment_path=
 remote_directory_path=
 remote_ssh_string=
 remote_wp_path=
+remote_is_docker=