diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Console/DownCommand.php b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Console/DownCommand.php
index 1d97b920f0c0..50f8a6d1d14f 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Console/DownCommand.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Console/DownCommand.php
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class DownCommand extends Command
     /**
      * Execute the console command.
      *
-     * @return void
+     * @return int
      */
     public function handle()
     {
@@ -37,12 +37,14 @@ public function handle()
             file_put_contents(storage_path('framework/down'),
                               json_encode($this->getDownFilePayload(),
                               JSON_PRETTY_PRINT));
+
             $this->comment('Application is now in maintenance mode.');
         } catch (Exception $e) {
-            $this->error('Application is failed to enter maintenance mode.');
+            $this->error('Failed to enter maintenance mode.');
+
             $this->error($e->getMessage());
 
-            return false;
+            return 1;
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Console/UpCommand.php b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Console/UpCommand.php
index 61ee094b9f0d..9f659920833e 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Console/UpCommand.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Console/UpCommand.php
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class UpCommand extends Command
     /**
      * Execute the console command.
      *
-     * @return void
+     * @return int
      */
     public function handle()
     {
@@ -34,13 +34,16 @@ public function handle()
 
                 return true;
             }
+
             unlink(storage_path('framework/down'));
+
             $this->info('Application is now live.');
         } catch (Exception $e) {
-            $this->error('Application is failed to up.');
+            $this->error('Failed to disable maintenance mode.');
+
             $this->error($e->getMessage());
 
-            return false;
+            return 1;
         }
     }
 }