diff --git a/server/src/invites.rs b/server/src/invites.rs
index 29f3899..ab90946 100644
--- a/server/src/invites.rs
+++ b/server/src/invites.rs
@@ -1,19 +1,29 @@
 // Module handles creating invites for potentially new users
 use rand::random;
-use chrono::{DateTime, Duration, Utc};
+use chrono::{Duration, Utc};
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 struct Invite {
     hash: u64,
     uses: i32,
-    expire: DateTime<Utc>,
+    expire: i64, // comes from a date time object ngl famalam
 }
 
 #[get("/generate")]
 pub fn generate_invite() -> String {
-    format!("{:?}", Invite {
+    let dt = Utc::now() + Duration::minutes(30);
+    let invite = Invite {
         hash: random::<u64>(),
         uses: 1,
-        expire: Utc::now() + Duration::minutes(30),
-    })
+        expire: dt.timestamp(),
+    };
+    // Insert the new invite into our database
+    format!("freechat.io/invite/{}", invite.hash)
 }
+
+#[get("/<hash>")]
+pub fn use_invite(hash: i64) -> String {
+    // check if the invite is somewhere in our invites table
+    format!("freechat.io/invite/{}", hash)
+}
+