# Invitations do not expire

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/invitations-do-not-expire/234525>\
**Category:** Bug\
**Tags:** invites\
**Created:** [July 30, 2022, 3:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invitations-do-not-expire/234525 "2022-07-30T15:17:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![jessii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jessii/32/354015_2.png) [@jessii](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jessii)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2022, 4:49pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invitations-do-not-expire/234525/2 "2022-07-30T16:49:57Z")

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Hey @hiddenseal – I was able to replicate this on my end. It looks like your theory of the person signing up with the same email is on the nose. Here is how I replicated it:

1. I sent an invitation to an old email and waited for the invite to expire
2. I clicked on the link and it said the invite token had expired →   
 ![expired](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/c/9/7/c974c53c5cc5684e0b9d3b9d793a798c799e8b66.jpeg)
3. From the expired token page I just clicked ‘Sign Up’ on the top right corner and completed the sign up as usual.
4. I checked the ‘Redeemed’ tab under the ‘Invites’ menu along with the site notifications and it said they accepted the invitation →   
 ![expired 4](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/4/a/f/4affa980107abec1b821448b909724ac0bbfa443.jpeg)

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