diff --git a/docs/releases.rst b/docs/releases.rst
index d2f65f96..7e04dff4 100644
--- a/docs/releases.rst
+++ b/docs/releases.rst
@@ -3,6 +3,20 @@
 Release notes
 =============
 
+Version 1.4.1
+-------------
+
+**Fixes in patronictl**
+
+- Don't show current leader in suggested list of members to failover to. (Alexander Kukushkin)
+
+  patronictl failover could still work when there is leader in the cluster and it should be excluded from the list of member where it is possible to failover to.
+
+- Make patronictl switchover compatible with the old Patroni api (Alexander)
+
+  In case if POST /switchover REST API call has failed with status code 501 it will do it once again, but to /failover endpoint.
+
+
 Version 1.4
 -----------
 
diff --git a/patroni/ctl.py b/patroni/ctl.py
index c9454023..dc339e7c 100644
--- a/patroni/ctl.py
+++ b/patroni/ctl.py
@@ -546,15 +546,14 @@ def _do_failover_or_switchover(obj, action, cluster_name, master, candidate, for
     dcs = get_dcs(obj, cluster_name)
     cluster = dcs.get_cluster()
 
-    if action == 'switchover':
-        if cluster.leader is None:
-            raise PatroniCtlException('This cluster has no master')
+    if action == 'switchover' and cluster.leader is None:
+        raise PatroniCtlException('This cluster has no master')
 
-        if master is None:
-            if force:
-                master = cluster.leader.member.name
-            else:
-                master = click.prompt('Master', type=str, default=cluster.leader.member.name)
+    if master is None:
+        if force or action == 'failover':
+            master = cluster.leader and cluster.leader.name
+        else:
+            master = click.prompt('Master', type=str, default=cluster.leader.member.name)
 
     if master is not None and cluster.leader and cluster.leader.member.name != master:
         raise PatroniCtlException('Member {0} is not the leader of cluster {1}'.format(master, cluster_name))
@@ -610,6 +609,11 @@ def _do_failover_or_switchover(obj, action, cluster_name, master, candidate, for
         member = cluster.leader.member if cluster.leader else cluster.get_member(candidate, False)
 
         r = request_patroni(member, 'post', action, failover_value, auth_header(obj))
+
+        # probably old patroni, which doesn't support switchover yet
+        if r.status_code == 501 and action == 'switchover' and 'Server does not support this operation' in r.text:
+            r = request_patroni(member, 'post', 'failover', failover_value, auth_header(obj))
+
         if r.status_code in (200, 202):
             logging.debug(r)
             cluster = dcs.get_cluster()
diff --git a/patroni/version.py b/patroni/version.py
index 0f663085..8e3c933c 100644
--- a/patroni/version.py
+++ b/patroni/version.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = '1.4'
+__version__ = '1.4.1'
diff --git a/tests/test_ctl.py b/tests/test_ctl.py
index db79607e..46987769 100644
--- a/tests/test_ctl.py
+++ b/tests/test_ctl.py
@@ -129,6 +129,11 @@ class TestCtl(unittest.TestCase):
             result = self.runner.invoke(ctl, ['switchover', 'dummy'], input='leader\nother\n\ny')
             assert 'Switchover failed' in result.output
 
+            mocked.return_value.status_code = 501
+            mocked.return_value.text = 'Server does not support this operation'
+            result = self.runner.invoke(ctl, ['switchover', 'dummy'], input='leader\nother\n\ny')
+            assert 'Switchover failed' in result.output
+
         # No members available
         mock_get_dcs.return_value.get_cluster = get_cluster_initialized_with_only_leader
         result = self.runner.invoke(ctl, ['switchover', 'dummy'], input='leader\nother\n\ny')