diff --git a/keyserver/src/creators/invite-link-creator.js b/keyserver/src/creators/invite-link-creator.js
--- a/keyserver/src/creators/invite-link-creator.js
+++ b/keyserver/src/creators/invite-link-creator.js
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 import { fetchPrimaryInviteLinks } from '../fetchers/link-fetchers.js';
 import { fetchServerThreadInfos } from '../fetchers/thread-fetchers.js';
 import { checkThreadPermission } from '../fetchers/thread-permission-fetchers.js';
+import { download, type BlobDownloadResult } from '../services/blob.js';
 import { Viewer } from '../session/viewer.js';
 
 const secretRegex = /^[a-zA-Z0-9]+$/;
@@ -47,15 +48,24 @@
   const fetchThreadInfoPromise = fetchServerThreadInfos({
     threadID: request.communityID,
   });
-  const [hasPermission, existingPrimaryLinks, { threadInfos }] =
-    await Promise.all([
-      permissionPromise,
-      existingPrimaryLinksPromise,
-      fetchThreadInfoPromise,
-    ]);
+  const blobDownloadPromise = getInviteLinkBlob(request);
+  const [
+    hasPermission,
+    existingPrimaryLinks,
+    { threadInfos },
+    blobDownloadResult,
+  ] = await Promise.all([
+    permissionPromise,
+    existingPrimaryLinksPromise,
+    fetchThreadInfoPromise,
+    blobDownloadPromise,
+  ]);
   if (!hasPermission) {
     throw new ServerError('invalid_credentials');
   }
+  if (blobDownloadResult.found) {
+    throw new ServerError('already_in_use');
+  }
   const threadInfo = threadInfos[request.communityID];
   if (!threadInfo) {
     throw new ServerError('invalid_parameters');
@@ -139,4 +149,11 @@
   };
 }
 
+function getInviteLinkBlob(
+  request: CreateOrUpdatePublicLinkRequest,
+): Promise<BlobDownloadResult> {
+  const hash = `invite_${request.name}`;
+  return download(hash);
+}
+
 export { createOrUpdatePublicLink };
diff --git a/keyserver/src/services/blob.js b/keyserver/src/services/blob.js
--- a/keyserver/src/services/blob.js
+++ b/keyserver/src/services/blob.js
@@ -61,15 +61,15 @@
   }
 }
 
-async function download(hash: string): Promise<
+export type BlobDownloadResult =
   | {
       +found: false,
     }
   | {
       +found: true,
       +blob: Blob,
-    },
-> {
+    };
+async function download(hash: string): Promise<BlobDownloadResult> {
   const url = getBlobFetchableURL(hash);
   const response = await fetch(url, {
     method: blobService.httpEndpoints.GET_BLOB.method,