diff --git a/crates/app/src/public/html/profile/settings.lisp b/crates/app/src/public/html/profile/settings.lisp
index feee345..e55662d 100644
--- a/crates/app/src/public/html/profile/settings.lisp
+++ b/crates/app/src/public/html/profile/settings.lisp
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@
 
                             document.getElementById(\"invite_codes_output\").classList.remove(\"hidden\");
                             document.getElementById(\"invite_codes_error_output\").classList.remove(\"hidden\");
-                            document.getElementById(\"invite_codes_output\").children[0].innerText = \"Working...\";
+                            document.getElementById(\"invite_codes_output\").children[0].innerText = \"Working... expect to wait 50ms per invite code\";
 
                             fetch(`/api/v1/invites/${count}`, {
                                 method: \"POST\",
diff --git a/crates/app/src/routes/api/v1/auth/profile.rs b/crates/app/src/routes/api/v1/auth/profile.rs
index f8691bb..be550e2 100644
--- a/crates/app/src/routes/api/v1/auth/profile.rs
+++ b/crates/app/src/routes/api/v1/auth/profile.rs
@@ -855,6 +855,8 @@ pub async fn generate_invite_codes_request(
     let mut errors_string = String::new();
 
     for _ in 0..count {
+        // ids will quickly collide, so we need to wait a bit so timestamps are different
+        tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(50)).await;
         match data
             .create_invite_code(InviteCode::new(user.id), &user)
             .await