diff --git a/maintenance-mode.php b/maintenance-mode.php
index bd93a9e..fe7db2f 100644
--- a/maintenance-mode.php
+++ b/maintenance-mode.php
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  * Description: Shut down your site for a little while and do some maintenance on it!
  * Author: Automattic / WordPress.com VIP
  * Author URI: https://vip.wordpress.com
- * Version: 0.2.1
+ * Version: 0.2.2
  * License: GPLv2
  * Text Domain: maintenance-mode
  * Domain Path: /languages
diff --git a/readme.txt b/readme.txt
index ad269d2..9fbc6b0 100644
--- a/readme.txt
+++ b/readme.txt
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 Contributors: wpcomvip, automattic, benoitchantre, emrikol, philipjohn
 Tags: maintenance-mode maintenance
 Requires at least: 4.6
-Tested up to: 5.0
-Stable tag: 0.2.1
+Tested up to: 5.2.2
+Stable tag: 0.2.2
 License: GPLv2 or later
 License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
 
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ Usage:
 
 == Changelog ==
 
+= 0.2.2 =
+* Stop returning a 503 to Jetpack requests to prevent broken connection verification
+
 = 0.2.1 =
 * Stop returning a 503 to Nagios on WPCom and VipGo to prevent alerting as a server error
 
diff --git a/template-maintenance-mode.php b/template-maintenance-mode.php
index ef2b777..4f4b5ea 100644
--- a/template-maintenance-mode.php
+++ b/template-maintenance-mode.php
@@ -3,10 +3,23 @@
 <head>
 	<meta charset="<?php bloginfo( 'charset' ); ?>">
 	<?php wp_head(); // allow for remote-login on mapped domains ?>
+	<style>
+	.mm-wrapper {
+		display: flex;
+		width: 100vw;
+		height: 100vh;
+		justify-content: center;
+		align-items: center;
+		flex-flow: column wrap;
+		font-size: 2rem;
+	}
+	</style>
 </head>
 <body>
-	<h1><?php esc_html_e( 'Howdy!', 'maintenance-mode' ); ?></h1>
-	<p><?php esc_html_e( 'We\'re just freshening things up a bit; back in a few!', 'maintenance-mode' ); ?></p>
+	<div class="mm-wrapper">
+		<h1><?php esc_html_e( 'Howdy!', 'maintenance-mode' ); ?></h1>
+		<p><?php esc_html_e( 'We\'re just freshening things up a bit; back in a few!', 'maintenance-mode' ); ?></p>
+	</div>
 	<?php wp_footer(); ?>
 </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/vipgo-helper.php b/vipgo-helper.php
index 83a41c2..3c81077 100644
--- a/vipgo-helper.php
+++ b/vipgo-helper.php
@@ -1,25 +1,26 @@
 <?php
 
 /**
- * Prevent the maintenance_mode plugin returning a 503 HTTP status to Nagios.
+ * Prevent the Maintenance Mode plugin returning a 503 HTTP status to Nagios and Jetpack.
  *
- * Maintenance_mode sets a 503 header on page requests if maintenance_mode is enabled and this leads to  Nagios
- * reporting lots of server errors for sites that are just in maintenance_mode. This function sets the filter
- * response that maintenance_mode uses to determine if it shoudl set teh 503 status header or not.
+ * Maintenance Mode sets a 503 header on page requests if Maintenance Mode is enabled and this leads to Nagios
+ * reporting lots of server errors and Jetpack not being able to verify connection status for sites that are just in maintenance_mode. This function sets the filter
+ * response that Maintenance Mode uses to determine if it should set the 503 status header or not.
  *
- * @return bool Should maintenance_mode set a 503 header
+ * @return bool Should Maintenance Mode set a 503 header
  */
-function wpcom_vip_maintenance_mode_do_not_respond_503_for_nagios( $should_set_503 ) {
+function wpcom_vip_maintenance_mode_do_not_respond_503_for_services( $should_set_503 ): bool {
 	$user_agent = ! empty( $_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'] ) ? $_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'] : '';
 
 	// The request comes from Nagios so deny the 503 header being set.
 	// Desktop checks use something like `check_http/v2.2.1 (nagios-plugins 2.2.1)`.
 	// Mobile checks use `iphone`.
-	if ( false !== strpos( $user_agent, 'check_http' ) || 'iphone' === $user_agent ) {
+	// Utilize helper function vip_is_jetpack_request if available
+	if ( false !== strpos( $user_agent, 'check_http' ) || 'iphone' === $user_agent || ( function_exists( 'vip_is_jetpack_request' ) && vip_is_jetpack_request() ) ) {
 		return false;
 	}
 
 	return $should_set_503;
 }
 
-add_filter( 'vip_maintenance_mode_respond_503', 'wpcom_vip_maintenance_mode_do_not_respond_503_for_nagios', 30 );
+add_filter( 'vip_maintenance_mode_respond_503', 'wpcom_vip_maintenance_mode_do_not_respond_503_for_services', 30 );
