diff --git a/json-api/client-tests/client.py b/json-api/client-tests/client.py
index c8f0ecb..c06193b 100644
--- a/json-api/client-tests/client.py
+++ b/json-api/client-tests/client.py
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ class Worker:
 
         self.jwt = None # never gets assigned until /login is hit
         self.basic_creds = self.__create_admin()
-        self.id = self.basic_creds['id']
-        self.secret = self.basic_creds['secret']
+        self.id = self.basic_creds['user']['id']
+        self.secret = self.basic_creds['user']['secret']
 
     def __create_admin(self):
         # /home/$user/.cargo/bin/cargo <- normally
@@ -61,6 +61,24 @@ class Worker:
             opts['jwt'] = auth
         return opts
 
+    def run_test(self, test):
+        # {
+        #   'init': [method, uri, query_string_dict],
+        #   'auth':jwt|none,
+        #   'hope': <status-code>
+        #   'body': <bool> # show response body or not (optional
+        # }
+
+        # not 'try'ing these as misconfigurations are to be cleaned up before testing
+        method, path, opts = test['init']
+        auth = test['auth']
+        hope = test['hope']
+
+        if 'body' in test:
+            self.request(method, path, auth, opts, hope, show_body=test['body'])
+        else:
+            self.request(method, path, auth, opts, hope)
+
     def logs(self):
         ids = sorted(self.requests.keys()) # shared keys in requests/responses
         for key in ids:
@@ -118,10 +136,10 @@ class Worker:
 def run(worker: Worker):
     VOICE_CHAN = 1
     TEXT_CHAN = 2
+
     # Basically every test requires a jwt to be passed in so we grab that here
     # Should this fail so should nearly every other test from this point
     req_login = worker.request('post', '/login', 'basic',{}, 200)
-    print(worker.responses[req_login].json())
     jwt = worker.responses[req_login].json()['jwt']
 
     new_channel_name = time.time()
@@ -144,11 +162,7 @@ def run(worker: Worker):
     ]
 
     for test in channel_tests:
-        method, path, opts = test['init']
-        auth = test['auth']
-        hope = test['hope']
-
-        worker.request(method, path, auth, opts, hope)
+        worker.run_test(test)
 
     msg_chan_name = time.time()
     _id = worker.request('post', '/channels/create', jwt, {
@@ -220,13 +234,7 @@ def run(worker: Worker):
     ]
 
     for test in message_tests:
-        method, path, opts = test['init']
-        auth = test['auth']
-        hope = test['hope']
-        if 'body' in test:
-            worker.request(method, path, auth, opts, hope, show_body=test['body'])
-        else:
-            worker.request(method, path, auth, opts, hope)
+        worker.run_test(test)
 
 
 
@@ -238,13 +246,20 @@ def run(worker: Worker):
     ]
 
     for test in member_tests:
-        method, path, opts = test['init']
-        auth = test['auth']
-        hope = test['hope']
-        if 'body' in test:
-            worker.request(method, path, auth, opts, hope, show_body=test['body'])
-        else:
-            worker.request(method, path, auth, opts, hope)
+        worker.run_test(test)
+
+    invite_tests = [
+        {'init': ['post', '/invite/create', {}], 'auth': jwt, 'hope': 200, 'body': True},
+        {'init': ['get', '/invite/create', {}], 'auth': jwt, 'hope': 404, 'body': True},
+    ]
+    for test in invite_tests:
+        worker.run_test(test)
+
+    # ad-hoc test for joining now
+    invite_req_id = worker.request('post', '/invite/create', jwt, {}, 200, True)
+    code = worker.responses[invite_req_id].json()['id']
+    worker.request('get', '/join', None, {'code': code}, 200, True)
+
 
     worker.logs()
     worker.test_stats()
diff --git a/json-api/db/src/invites.rs b/json-api/db/src/invites.rs
index 662d4cf..1bdb2f6 100644
--- a/json-api/db/src/invites.rs
+++ b/json-api/db/src/invites.rs
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ impl Invite {
         use chrono::Utc;
 
         Invite {
-            id: (Utc::now() + chrono::Duration::minutes(30)).timestamp(),
+            id: (Utc::now() + chrono::Duration::minutes(30)).timestamp_millis(),
             uses,
             expires
         }
diff --git a/json-api/src/invites.rs b/json-api/src/invites.rs
index ba9e145..8bdf2d5 100644
--- a/json-api/src/invites.rs
+++ b/json-api/src/invites.rs
@@ -37,9 +37,8 @@ async fn valid_invite(pool: &Pool, id: BigInt) -> bool {
     if let Some(invite) = query {
         // if expires at all
         if invite.expires {
-            let now = Utc::now().timestamp();
+            let now = Utc::now().timestamp_millis();
             // old?
-            println!("{} {}", now, invite.id);
             let mut valid_status = now < invite.id;
             // used?
             if invite.uses.is_some() && valid_status == false {