diff --git a/backendV2/routes/api/api.route.js b/backendV2/routes/api/api.route.js
index fc638d8..53bd852 100644
--- a/backendV2/routes/api/api.route.js
+++ b/backendV2/routes/api/api.route.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import express from "express";
 import { authenticate } from "../../services/authentication.js";
+import { checkIfServiceIsActive } from "../../services/functions.js";
 const router = express.Router();
 import dotenv from "dotenv";
 dotenv.config();
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ router.post("/change-state/:key/:itemId", authenticate, async (req, res) => {
 router.get(
   "/get-loan-by-code/:key/:loan_code",
   authenticate,
+  checkIfServiceIsActive("Loan Service"),
   async (req, res) => {
     const loan_code = req.params.loan_code;
     const result = await getLoanByCodeV2(loan_code);
@@ -54,6 +56,7 @@ router.get(
 router.post(
   "/set-return-date/:key/:loan_code",
   authenticate,
+  checkIfServiceIsActive("Loan Service"),
   async (req, res) => {
     const loanCode = req.params.loan_code;
     const result = await setReturnDateV2(loanCode);
@@ -69,6 +72,7 @@ router.post(
 router.post(
   "/set-take-date/:key/:loan_code",
   authenticate,
+  checkIfServiceIsActive("Loan Service"),
   async (req, res) => {
     const loanCode = req.params.loan_code;
     const result = await setTakeDateV2(loanCode);
diff --git a/backendV2/services/authentication.js b/backendV2/services/authentication.js
index 4fadd38..feb8ed8 100644
--- a/backendV2/services/authentication.js
+++ b/backendV2/services/authentication.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { SignJWT, jwtVerify } from "jose";
 import env from "dotenv";
 import { verifyAPIKeyDB } from "./database.js";
+import { checkIfServiceIsActive2 } from "./functions.js";
 env.config();
 
 const secretKey = process.env.SECRET_KEY;
@@ -45,6 +46,13 @@ export async function authenticate(req, res, next) {
   const apiKey = req.params.key;
 
   if (authHeader) {
+    const serviceActive = await checkIfServiceIsActive2("User Frontend");
+    if (!serviceActive) {
+      return res
+        .status(503)
+        .json({ message: "User Frontend is currently unavailable." });
+    }
+
     const parts = authHeader.split(" ");
     const scheme = parts[0];
     const token = parts[1];
@@ -61,6 +69,13 @@ export async function authenticate(req, res, next) {
       return res.status(403).json({ message: "Present token invalid" }); // present token invalid
     }
   } else if (apiKey) {
+    const serviceActive = await checkIfServiceIsActive2("API");
+    if (!serviceActive) {
+      return res
+        .status(503)
+        .json({ message: "API Service is currently unavailable." });
+    }
+
     try {
       await verifyAPIKey(apiKey);
       return next();