diff --git a/server/src/external/mongo/db.ts b/server/src/external/mongo/db.ts
index bd601ec90..af1f11eda 100644
--- a/server/src/external/mongo/db.ts
+++ b/server/src/external/mongo/db.ts
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ const db = {
 	"orphan-scores": monkDB.get<OrphanScoreDocument>("orphan-scores"),
 	"import-locks": monkDB.get<{ userID: integer; locked: boolean }>("import-locks"),
 	tables: monkDB.get<TableDocument>("tables"),
+	"invite-locks": monkDB.get<{ userID: integer; locked: boolean }>("invite-locks"),
 	"game-settings": monkDB.get<UGPTSettings>("game-settings"),
 	"game-stats-snapshots": monkDB.get<UserGameStatsSnapshot>("game-stats-snapshots"),
 	"session-view-cache": monkDB.get<SessionViewDocument>("session-view-cache"),
diff --git a/server/src/server/router/api/v1/users/_userID/invites/router.ts b/server/src/server/router/api/v1/users/_userID/invites/router.ts
index 49d7890b1..3ba7e9110 100644
--- a/server/src/server/router/api/v1/users/_userID/invites/router.ts
+++ b/server/src/server/router/api/v1/users/_userID/invites/router.ts
@@ -59,8 +59,6 @@ router.get("/limit", async (req, res) => {
 	});
 });
 
-const InviteLocks = new Set();
-
 /**
  * Create a new invite.
  *
@@ -68,19 +66,39 @@ const InviteLocks = new Set();
  */
 router.post("/create", async (req, res) => {
 	const user = GetTachiData(req, "requestedUser");
+	const userID = user.id;
 
 	try {
+		const lockExists = await db["invite-locks"].findOne({
+			userID,
+		});
+
+		if (!lockExists) {
+			await db["invite-locks"].insert({
+				userID,
+				locked: false,
+			});
+		}
+
+		const isNotLocked = await db["invite-locks"].findOneAndUpdate(
+			{
+				userID,
+				locked: false,
+			},
+			{
+				$set: { locked: true },
+			}
+		);
+
 		// race condition protection
 		// to avoid users double-creating invites.
-		if (InviteLocks.has(user.id)) {
+		if (!isNotLocked) {
 			return res.status(409).json({
 				success: false,
 				description: `You already have an outgoing invite creation request.`,
 			});
 		}
 
-		InviteLocks.add(user.id);
-
 		const existingInvites = await db.invites.count({ createdBy: user.id });
 
 		if (
@@ -112,7 +130,14 @@ router.post("/create", async (req, res) => {
 			body: inviteDoc,
 		});
 	} finally {
-		InviteLocks.delete(user.id);
+		await db["invite-locks"].findOneAndUpdate(
+			{
+				userID,
+			},
+			{
+				$set: { locked: false },
+			}
+		);
 	}
 });