diff --git a/backend/src/db/factories.js b/backend/src/db/factories.js
index 3e164d51b..ecc792736 100644
--- a/backend/src/db/factories.js
+++ b/backend/src/db/factories.js
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ Factory.define('basicUser')
     name: faker.name.findName,
     password: '1234',
     role: 'user',
-    about: faker.lorem.paragraph,
     termsAndConditionsAgreedVersion: '0.0.1',
     termsAndConditionsAgreedAt: '2019-08-01T10:47:19.212Z',
     allowEmbedIframes: false,
@@ -82,12 +81,28 @@ Factory.define('basicUser')
 
 Factory.define('userWithoutEmailAddress')
   .extend('basicUser')
+  .option('about', faker.lorem.paragraph)
+  .after(async (buildObject, options) => {
+    return neode.create('User', buildObject)
+  })
+
+Factory.define('userWithAboutNull')
+  .extend('basicUser')
+  .option('about', null)
+  .after(async (buildObject, options) => {
+    return neode.create('User', buildObject)
+  })
+
+Factory.define('userWithAboutEmpty')
+  .extend('basicUser')
+  .option('about', '')
   .after(async (buildObject, options) => {
     return neode.create('User', buildObject)
   })
 
 Factory.define('user')
   .extend('basicUser')
+  .option('about', faker.lorem.paragraph)
   .option('email', faker.internet.exampleEmail)
   .option('avatar', () =>
     Factory.build('image', {
diff --git a/deployment/scripts/cluster.backup.sh b/deployment/scripts/cluster.backup.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..b83bab198
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deployment/scripts/cluster.backup.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# base setup
+SCRIPT_PATH=$(realpath $0)
+SCRIPT_DIR=$(dirname $SCRIPT_PATH)
+
+# configuration
+CONFIGURATION=${CONFIGURATION:-"example"}
+KUBECONFIG=${KUBECONFIG:-${SCRIPT_DIR}/../configurations/${CONFIGURATION}/kubeconfig.yaml}
+BACKUP_DATE=$(date "+%F_%H-%M-%S")
+BACKUP_FOLDER=${BACKUP_FOLDER:-${SCRIPT_DIR}/../configurations/${CONFIGURATION}/backup/${BACKUP_DATE}}
+
+# create backup fodler
+mkdir -p ${BACKUP_FOLDER}
+
+# maintenance mode on
+${SCRIPT_DIR}/cluster.maintenance.sh on
+
+# shutdown database
+kubectl --kubeconfig=${KUBECONFIG} get deployment ocelot-neo4j -o json \
+    | jq '.spec.template.spec.containers[] += {"command": ["tail", "-f", "/dev/null"]}' \
+    | kubectl --kubeconfig=${KUBECONFIG} apply -f -
+
+# wait for the container to restart
+sleep 60
+
+# database backup
+kubectl --kubeconfig=${KUBECONFIG} -n default exec -it \
+    $(kubectl --kubeconfig=${KUBECONFIG} -n default get pods | grep ocelot-neo4j | awk '{ print $1 }') \
+    -- neo4j-admin dump --to=/var/lib/neo4j/$BACKUP_DATE-neo4j-dump
+# copy neo4j backup to local drive
+kubectl --kubeconfig=${KUBECONFIG} cp \
+    default/$(kubectl --kubeconfig=${KUBECONFIG} -n default get pods | grep ocelot-neo4j |awk '{ print $1 }'):/var/lib/neo4j/$BACKUP_DATE-neo4j-dump $BACKUP_FOLDER/neo4j-dump
+# copy image data
+kubectl --kubeconfig=${KUBECONFIG} cp \
+    default/$(kubectl --kubeconfig=${KUBECONFIG} -n default get pods | grep ocelot-backend |awk '{ print $1 }'):/app/public/uploads $BACKUP_FOLDER/public-uploads
+
+# restart database
+kubectl --kubeconfig=${KUBECONFIG} get deployment ocelot-neo4j -o json \
+    | jq 'del(.spec.template.spec.containers[].command)' \
+    | kubectl --kubeconfig=${KUBECONFIG} apply -f -
+
+# wait for the container to restart
+sleep 60
+
+# maintenance mode off
+${SCRIPT_DIR}/cluster.maintenance.sh off
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/deployment/scripts/cluster.maintenance.sh b/deployment/scripts/cluster.maintenance.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..3a558d7bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deployment/scripts/cluster.maintenance.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# base setup
+SCRIPT_PATH=$(realpath $0)
+SCRIPT_DIR=$(dirname $SCRIPT_PATH)
+
+# configuration
+CONFIGURATION=${CONFIGURATION:-"example"}
+KUBECONFIG=${KUBECONFIG:-${SCRIPT_DIR}/../configurations/${CONFIGURATION}/kubeconfig.yaml}
+
+case $1 in
+    on)
+        kubectl --kubeconfig=${KUBECONFIG} patch ingress ingress-ocelot-webapp --type merge --patch-file ${SCRIPT_DIR}/../src/kubernetes/patches/patch.ingress.maintenance.on.yaml
+    ;;
+    off)
+        kubectl --kubeconfig=${KUBECONFIG} patch ingress ingress-ocelot-webapp --type merge --patch-file ${SCRIPT_DIR}/../src/kubernetes/patches/patch.ingress.maintenance.off.yaml
+    ;;
+    *)
+        echo -e "Run this script with first argument either 'on' or 'off'"
+        exit
+    ;;
+esac
diff --git a/deployment/src/kubernetes/patches/patch.ingress.maintenance.off.yaml b/deployment/src/kubernetes/patches/patch.ingress.maintenance.off.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c01745d0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deployment/src/kubernetes/patches/patch.ingress.maintenance.off.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+spec:
+  rules:
+    - host: 
+      http:
+        paths:
+          - path: /
+            pathType: ImplementationSpecific
+            backend:
+              service:
+                name: ocelot-webapp
+                port:
+                  number: 3000
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/deployment/src/kubernetes/patches/patch.ingress.maintenance.on.yaml b/deployment/src/kubernetes/patches/patch.ingress.maintenance.on.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8a2c5d45f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deployment/src/kubernetes/patches/patch.ingress.maintenance.on.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+spec:
+  rules:
+    - host: 
+      http:
+        paths:
+          - path: /
+            pathType: ImplementationSpecific
+            backend:
+              service:
+                name: ocelot-maintenance
+                port:
+                  number: 80
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/webapp/pages/map.vue b/webapp/pages/map.vue
index afdc80e83..1a34cbda1 100644
--- a/webapp/pages/map.vue
+++ b/webapp/pages/map.vue
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ export default {
                 id: user.id,
                 slug: user.slug,
                 name: user.name,
-                about: user.about,
+                about: user.about ? user.about : undefined,
               },
               geometry: {
                 type: 'Point',
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ export default {
                 id: group.id,
                 slug: group.slug,
                 name: group.name,
-                about: group.about,
+                about: group.about ? group.about : undefined,
               },
               geometry: {
                 type: 'Point',
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ export default {
               id: this.currentUser.id,
               slug: this.currentUser.slug,
               name: this.currentUser.name,
-              about: this.currentUser.about,
+              about: this.currentUser.about ? this.currentUser.about : undefined,
             },
             geometry: {
               type: 'Point',