diff --git a/src/ssb.db.c b/src/ssb.db.c
index c0534bbb..800d347b 100644
--- a/src/ssb.db.c
+++ b/src/ssb.db.c
@@ -2255,7 +2255,7 @@ bool tf_ssb_db_use_invite(sqlite3* db, const char* id)
 {
 	bool used = false;
 	sqlite3_stmt* statement;
-	if (sqlite3_prepare(db, "UPDATE invites SET use_count = use_count - 1 WHERE invite_public_key = ? AND expires >= ? AND (use_count > 0 OR use_count = -1)", -1, &statement,
+	if (sqlite3_prepare(db, "UPDATE invites SET use_count = use_count - 1 WHERE invite_public_key = ? AND (expires < 0 OR expires >= ?) AND (use_count > 0 OR use_count = -1)", -1, &statement,
 			NULL) == SQLITE_OK)
 	{
 		if (sqlite3_bind_text(statement, 1, id, -1, NULL) == SQLITE_OK && sqlite3_bind_int64(statement, 2, (int64_t)time(NULL)) == SQLITE_OK)