diff --git a/lib/hooks/invite-links.js b/lib/hooks/invite-links.js
index ea47e0f2a..9272b980a 100644
--- a/lib/hooks/invite-links.js
+++ b/lib/hooks/invite-links.js
@@ -1,321 +1,334 @@
 // @flow
 
 import * as React from 'react';
 
 import { addKeyserverActionType } from '../actions/keyserver-actions.js';
 import {
   useCreateOrUpdatePublicLink,
   createOrUpdatePublicLinkActionTypes,
   useDisableInviteLink,
   disableInviteLinkLinkActionTypes,
 } from '../actions/link-actions.js';
 import {
   joinThreadActionTypes,
   useJoinThread,
 } from '../actions/thread-actions.js';
 import { extractKeyserverIDFromID } from '../keyserver-conn/keyserver-call-utils.js';
 import { createLoadingStatusSelector } from '../selectors/loading-selectors.js';
 import { isLoggedInToKeyserver } from '../selectors/user-selectors.js';
 import type { KeyserverOverride } from '../shared/invite-links.js';
 import { useIsKeyserverURLValid } from '../shared/keyserver-utils.js';
 import { permissionsAndAuthRelatedRequestTimeout } from '../shared/timeouts.js';
 import type { CalendarQuery } from '../types/entry-types.js';
 import type { SetState } from '../types/hook-types.js';
 import { defaultKeyserverInfo } from '../types/keyserver-types.js';
 import type {
   InviteLink,
   InviteLinkVerificationResponse,
 } from '../types/link-types.js';
 import type { LoadingStatus } from '../types/loading-types.js';
 import type { ThreadJoinPayload } from '../types/thread-types.js';
 import { useDispatchActionPromise } from '../utils/redux-promise-utils.js';
 import { useDispatch, useSelector } from '../utils/redux-utils.js';
 
 const createOrUpdatePublicLinkStatusSelector = createLoadingStatusSelector(
   createOrUpdatePublicLinkActionTypes,
 );
 const disableInviteLinkStatusSelector = createLoadingStatusSelector(
   disableInviteLinkLinkActionTypes,
 );
 
 function useInviteLinksActions(
   communityID: string,
   inviteLink: ?InviteLink,
 ): {
   +error: ?string,
   +isLoading: boolean,
   +isChanged: boolean,
   +name: string,
   +setName: SetState<string>,
   +createOrUpdateInviteLink: () => mixed,
   +disableInviteLink: () => mixed,
 } {
   const [name, setName] = React.useState(
     inviteLink?.name ?? Math.random().toString(36).slice(-9),
   );
   const [error, setError] = React.useState(null);
   const dispatchActionPromise = useDispatchActionPromise();
 
   const callCreateOrUpdatePublicLink = useCreateOrUpdatePublicLink();
   const createCreateOrUpdateActionPromise = React.useCallback(async () => {
     setError(null);
     try {
       return await callCreateOrUpdatePublicLink({
         name,
         communityID,
       });
     } catch (e) {
       setError(e.message);
       throw e;
     }
   }, [callCreateOrUpdatePublicLink, communityID, name]);
   const createOrUpdateInviteLink = React.useCallback(() => {
     void dispatchActionPromise(
       createOrUpdatePublicLinkActionTypes,
       createCreateOrUpdateActionPromise(),
     );
   }, [createCreateOrUpdateActionPromise, dispatchActionPromise]);
 
   const disableInviteLinkServerCall = useDisableInviteLink();
   const createDisableLinkActionPromise = React.useCallback(async () => {
     setError(null);
     try {
       return await disableInviteLinkServerCall({
         name,
         communityID,
       });
     } catch (e) {
       setError(e.message);
       throw e;
     }
   }, [disableInviteLinkServerCall, communityID, name]);
   const disableInviteLink = React.useCallback(() => {
     void dispatchActionPromise(
       disableInviteLinkLinkActionTypes,
       createDisableLinkActionPromise(),
     );
   }, [createDisableLinkActionPromise, dispatchActionPromise]);
   const disableInviteLinkStatus = useSelector(disableInviteLinkStatusSelector);
 
   const createOrUpdatePublicLinkStatus = useSelector(
     createOrUpdatePublicLinkStatusSelector,
   );
   const isLoading =
     createOrUpdatePublicLinkStatus === 'loading' ||
     disableInviteLinkStatus === 'loading';
 
   return React.useMemo(
     () => ({
       error,
       isLoading,
       isChanged: name !== inviteLink?.name,
       name,
       setName,
       createOrUpdateInviteLink,
       disableInviteLink,
     }),
     [
       createOrUpdateInviteLink,
       disableInviteLink,
       error,
       inviteLink?.name,
       isLoading,
       name,
     ],
   );
 }
 
 const joinThreadLoadingStatusSelector = createLoadingStatusSelector(
   joinThreadActionTypes,
 );
 
-export type LinkStatus = 'invalid' | 'valid' | 'timed_out';
+export type LinkStatus = 'invalid' | 'valid' | 'timed_out' | 'already_joined';
+
+const inviteLinkTexts: {
+  +[LinkStatus]: { +header: string, +message: string },
+} = {
+  invalid: {
+    header: 'Invite invalid',
+    message:
+      'This invite link may be expired. Please try again with another invite' +
+      ' link.',
+  },
+  ['timed_out']: {
+    header: 'Timeout',
+    message: 'The request has timed out.',
+  },
+  ['already_joined']: {
+    header: 'Already a member',
+    message: 'You are already a member of this community.',
+  },
+};
 
 type AcceptInviteLinkParams = {
   +verificationResponse: InviteLinkVerificationResponse,
   +inviteSecret: string,
   +keyserverOverride: ?KeyserverOverride,
   +calendarQuery: () => CalendarQuery,
   +onFinish: () => mixed,
   +setLinkStatus: SetState<LinkStatus>,
 };
 function useAcceptInviteLink(params: AcceptInviteLinkParams): {
   +joinCommunity: () => mixed,
   +joinThreadLoadingStatus: LoadingStatus,
 } {
   const {
     verificationResponse,
     inviteSecret,
     keyserverOverride,
     calendarQuery,
     onFinish,
     setLinkStatus,
   } = params;
 
-  React.useEffect(() => {
-    if (verificationResponse.status === 'already_joined') {
-      onFinish();
-    }
-  }, [onFinish, verificationResponse.status]);
-
   const dispatch = useDispatch();
   const callJoinThread = useJoinThread();
 
   const communityID = verificationResponse.community?.id;
   let keyserverID = keyserverOverride?.keyserverID;
   if (!keyserverID && communityID) {
     keyserverID = extractKeyserverIDFromID(communityID);
   }
 
   const isKeyserverKnown = useSelector(state =>
     keyserverID ? !!state.keyserverStore.keyserverInfos[keyserverID] : false,
   );
   const isAuthenticated = useSelector(isLoggedInToKeyserver(keyserverID));
 
   const keyserverURL = keyserverOverride?.keyserverURL;
   const isKeyserverURLValid = useIsKeyserverURLValid(keyserverURL);
 
   const [ongoingJoinData, setOngoingJoinData] = React.useState<?{
     +resolve: ThreadJoinPayload => mixed,
     +reject: () => mixed,
     +communityID: string,
   }>(null);
   const timeoutRef = React.useRef<?TimeoutID>();
 
   React.useEffect(() => {
     return () => {
       if (timeoutRef.current) {
         clearTimeout(timeoutRef.current);
       }
     };
   }, []);
 
   const createJoinCommunityAction = React.useCallback(() => {
     return new Promise<ThreadJoinPayload>((resolve, reject) => {
       if (
         !keyserverID ||
         !communityID ||
         keyserverID !== extractKeyserverIDFromID(communityID)
       ) {
         reject();
         setLinkStatus('invalid');
         setOngoingJoinData(null);
         return;
       }
       const timeoutID = setTimeout(() => {
         reject();
         setOngoingJoinData(oldData => {
           if (oldData) {
             setLinkStatus('timed_out');
           }
           return null;
         });
       }, permissionsAndAuthRelatedRequestTimeout);
       timeoutRef.current = timeoutID;
       const resolveAndClearTimeout = (result: ThreadJoinPayload) => {
         clearTimeout(timeoutID);
         resolve(result);
       };
       const rejectAndClearTimeout = () => {
         clearTimeout(timeoutID);
         reject();
       };
       setOngoingJoinData({
         resolve: resolveAndClearTimeout,
         reject: rejectAndClearTimeout,
         communityID,
       });
     });
   }, [communityID, keyserverID, setLinkStatus]);
 
   React.useEffect(() => {
     void (async () => {
       if (!ongoingJoinData || isKeyserverKnown) {
         return;
       }
       const isValid = await isKeyserverURLValid();
       if (!isValid || !keyserverURL) {
         setLinkStatus('invalid');
         ongoingJoinData.reject();
         setOngoingJoinData(null);
         return;
       }
       dispatch({
         type: addKeyserverActionType,
         payload: {
           keyserverAdminUserID: keyserverID,
           newKeyserverInfo: defaultKeyserverInfo(keyserverURL),
         },
       });
     })();
   }, [
     dispatch,
     isKeyserverKnown,
     isKeyserverURLValid,
     ongoingJoinData,
     keyserverID,
     keyserverURL,
     setLinkStatus,
   ]);
 
   React.useEffect(() => {
     void (async () => {
       if (!ongoingJoinData || !isAuthenticated) {
         return;
       }
       const threadID = ongoingJoinData.communityID;
       const query = calendarQuery();
 
       try {
         const result = await callJoinThread({
           threadID,
           calendarQuery: {
             startDate: query.startDate,
             endDate: query.endDate,
             filters: [
               ...query.filters,
               { type: 'threads', threadIDs: [threadID] },
             ],
           },
           inviteLinkSecret: inviteSecret,
         });
         onFinish();
         ongoingJoinData.resolve(result);
       } catch (e) {
         setLinkStatus(status => (status === 'valid' ? 'invalid' : status));
         ongoingJoinData.reject();
       } finally {
         setOngoingJoinData(null);
       }
     })();
   }, [
     calendarQuery,
     callJoinThread,
     communityID,
     inviteSecret,
     isAuthenticated,
     ongoingJoinData,
     onFinish,
     setLinkStatus,
   ]);
 
   const dispatchActionPromise = useDispatchActionPromise();
   const joinCommunity = React.useCallback(() => {
     void dispatchActionPromise(
       joinThreadActionTypes,
       createJoinCommunityAction(),
     );
   }, [createJoinCommunityAction, dispatchActionPromise]);
 
   const joinThreadLoadingStatus = useSelector(joinThreadLoadingStatusSelector);
 
   return React.useMemo(
     () => ({
       joinCommunity,
       joinThreadLoadingStatus,
     }),
     [joinCommunity, joinThreadLoadingStatus],
   );
 }
 
-export { useInviteLinksActions, useAcceptInviteLink };
+export { useInviteLinksActions, useAcceptInviteLink, inviteLinkTexts };
diff --git a/native/navigation/deep-links-context-provider.react.js b/native/navigation/deep-links-context-provider.react.js
index bf81d2c30..b94dea152 100644
--- a/native/navigation/deep-links-context-provider.react.js
+++ b/native/navigation/deep-links-context-provider.react.js
@@ -1,184 +1,181 @@
 // @flow
 
 import { useNavigation } from '@react-navigation/native';
 import * as Application from 'expo-application';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { Linking, Platform } from 'react-native';
 
 import {
   useVerifyInviteLink,
   verifyInviteLinkActionTypes,
 } from 'lib/actions/link-actions.js';
 import {
   parseInstallReferrerFromInviteLinkURL,
   parseDataFromDeepLink,
   type ParsedDeepLinkData,
 } from 'lib/facts/links.js';
 import { isLoggedIn } from 'lib/selectors/user-selectors.js';
 import { getKeyserverOverrideForAnInviteLink } from 'lib/shared/invite-links.js';
 import type { KeyserverOverride } from 'lib/shared/invite-links.js';
 import type { SetState } from 'lib/types/hook-types.js';
 import { useDispatchActionPromise } from 'lib/utils/redux-promise-utils.js';
 
 import {
   InviteLinkModalRouteName,
   SecondaryDeviceQRCodeScannerRouteName,
 } from './route-names.js';
 import { useSelector } from '../redux/redux-utils.js';
 import { useOnFirstLaunchEffect } from '../utils/hooks.js';
 
 type DeepLinksContextType = {
   +setCurrentLinkUrl: SetState<?string>,
 };
 
 const defaultContext = {
   setCurrentLinkUrl: () => {},
 };
 
 const DeepLinksContext: React.Context<DeepLinksContextType> =
   React.createContext<DeepLinksContextType>(defaultContext);
 
 type Props = {
   +children: React.Node,
 };
 function DeepLinksContextProvider(props: Props): React.Node {
   const { children } = props;
   const [currentLink, setCurrentLink] = React.useState<?string>(null);
 
   React.useEffect(() => {
     // This listener listens for an event where a user clicked a link when the
     // app was running
     const subscription = Linking.addEventListener('url', ({ url }) =>
       setCurrentLink(url),
     );
     // We're also checking if the app was opened by using a link.
     // In that case the listener won't be called and we're instead checking
     // if the initial URL is set.
     void (async () => {
       const initialURL = await Linking.getInitialURL();
       if (initialURL) {
         setCurrentLink(initialURL);
       }
     })();
 
     return () => {
       subscription.remove();
     };
   }, []);
 
   const checkInstallReferrer = React.useCallback(async () => {
     if (Platform.OS !== 'android') {
       return;
     }
     const installReferrer = await Application.getInstallReferrerAsync();
     if (!installReferrer) {
       return;
     }
     const linkSecret = parseInstallReferrerFromInviteLinkURL(installReferrer);
     if (linkSecret) {
       setCurrentLink(linkSecret);
     }
   }, []);
   useOnFirstLaunchEffect('ANDROID_REFERRER', checkInstallReferrer);
 
   const [keyserverOverride, setKeyserverOverride] =
     React.useState<?KeyserverOverride>(undefined);
   const inviteLinkSecret = React.useRef<?string>(null);
 
   const loggedIn = useSelector(isLoggedIn);
   const dispatchActionPromise = useDispatchActionPromise();
   const validateLink = useVerifyInviteLink(keyserverOverride);
   const navigation = useNavigation();
   React.useEffect(() => {
     void (async () => {
       if (!loggedIn || !currentLink) {
         return;
       }
       // We're setting this to null so that we ensure that each link click
       // results in at most one validation and navigation.
       setCurrentLink(null);
       setKeyserverOverride(undefined);
       inviteLinkSecret.current = null;
 
       const parsedData: ParsedDeepLinkData = parseDataFromDeepLink(currentLink);
       if (!parsedData) {
         return;
       }
 
       if (parsedData.type === 'invite-link') {
         const { secret } = parsedData.data;
         inviteLinkSecret.current = secret;
         try {
           const newKeyserverOverride =
             await getKeyserverOverrideForAnInviteLink(secret);
           setKeyserverOverride(newKeyserverOverride);
         } catch (e) {
           console.log('Error while downloading an invite link blob', e);
           navigation.navigate<'InviteLinkModal'>({
             name: InviteLinkModalRouteName,
             params: {
               invitationDetails: {
                 status: 'invalid',
               },
               secret,
             },
           });
         }
       } else if (parsedData.type === 'qr-code') {
         navigation.navigate(SecondaryDeviceQRCodeScannerRouteName);
       }
     })();
   }, [currentLink, loggedIn, navigation]);
 
   React.useEffect(() => {
     const secret = inviteLinkSecret.current;
     if (keyserverOverride === undefined || !secret) {
       return;
     }
     setKeyserverOverride(undefined);
 
     void (async () => {
       let result;
       try {
         const validateLinkPromise = validateLink({ secret });
         void dispatchActionPromise(
           verifyInviteLinkActionTypes,
           validateLinkPromise,
         );
         result = await validateLinkPromise;
-        if (result.status === 'already_joined') {
-          return;
-        }
       } catch (e) {
         console.log(e);
         result = {
           status: 'invalid',
         };
       }
 
       navigation.navigate<'InviteLinkModal'>({
         name: InviteLinkModalRouteName,
         params: {
           invitationDetails: result,
           secret,
           keyserverOverride,
         },
       });
     })();
   }, [dispatchActionPromise, keyserverOverride, navigation, validateLink]);
 
   const contextValue = React.useMemo(
     () => ({
       setCurrentLinkUrl: setCurrentLink,
     }),
     [],
   );
 
   return (
     <DeepLinksContext.Provider value={contextValue}>
       {children}
     </DeepLinksContext.Provider>
   );
 }
 
 export { DeepLinksContext, DeepLinksContextProvider };
diff --git a/native/navigation/invite-link-modal.react.js b/native/navigation/invite-link-modal.react.js
index e4854c9e0..98e7685c0 100644
--- a/native/navigation/invite-link-modal.react.js
+++ b/native/navigation/invite-link-modal.react.js
@@ -1,216 +1,219 @@
 // @flow
 
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { View, Text, ActivityIndicator } from 'react-native';
 
-import { useAcceptInviteLink } from 'lib/hooks/invite-links.js';
+import {
+  inviteLinkTexts,
+  useAcceptInviteLink,
+} from 'lib/hooks/invite-links.js';
 import type { LinkStatus } from 'lib/hooks/invite-links.js';
 import type { KeyserverOverride } from 'lib/shared/invite-links';
 import type { InviteLinkVerificationResponse } from 'lib/types/link-types.js';
 
 import { nonThreadCalendarQuery } from './nav-selectors.js';
 import { NavContext } from './navigation-context.js';
 import type { RootNavigationProp } from './root-navigator.react.js';
 import type { NavigationRoute } from './route-names.js';
 import Button from '../components/button.react.js';
 import Modal from '../components/modal.react.js';
 import { useSelector } from '../redux/redux-utils.js';
 import { useStyles } from '../themes/colors.js';
 
 export type InviteLinkModalParams = {
   +invitationDetails: InviteLinkVerificationResponse,
   +secret: string,
   +keyserverOverride?: ?KeyserverOverride,
 };
 
 type Props = {
   +navigation: RootNavigationProp<'InviteLinkModal'>,
   +route: NavigationRoute<'InviteLinkModal'>,
 };
 
 function InviteLinkModal(props: Props): React.Node {
   const styles = useStyles(unboundStyles);
   const { invitationDetails, secret, keyserverOverride } = props.route.params;
   const [linkStatus, setLinkStatus] = React.useState<LinkStatus>(
-    invitationDetails.status === 'valid' ? 'valid' : 'invalid',
+    invitationDetails.status === 'expired'
+      ? 'invalid'
+      : invitationDetails.status,
   );
 
   const navContext = React.useContext(NavContext);
   const calendarQuery = useSelector(state =>
     nonThreadCalendarQuery({
       redux: state,
       navContext,
     }),
   );
 
   const { joinCommunity, joinThreadLoadingStatus } = useAcceptInviteLink({
     verificationResponse: invitationDetails,
     inviteSecret: secret,
     keyserverOverride,
     calendarQuery,
     onFinish: props.navigation.goBack,
     setLinkStatus,
   });
 
   const header = React.useMemo(() => {
     if (invitationDetails.status === 'valid' && linkStatus === 'valid') {
       return (
         <>
           <Text style={styles.invitation}>You have been invited to join</Text>
           <Text style={styles.communityName}>
             {invitationDetails.community.name}
           </Text>
         </>
       );
     }
-    const headerText = linkStatus === 'invalid' ? 'Invite invalid' : 'Timeout';
-    const message =
-      linkStatus === 'invalid'
-        ? 'This invite link may be expired. Please try again with another ' +
-          'invite link.'
-        : 'The request has timed out.';
     return (
       <>
-        <Text style={styles.invalidInviteTitle}>{headerText}</Text>
-        <Text style={styles.invalidInviteExplanation}>{message}</Text>
+        <Text style={styles.invalidInviteTitle}>
+          {inviteLinkTexts[linkStatus].header}
+        </Text>
+        <Text style={styles.invalidInviteExplanation}>
+          {inviteLinkTexts[linkStatus].message}
+        </Text>
       </>
     );
   }, [
     invitationDetails,
     styles.communityName,
     styles.invalidInviteExplanation,
     styles.invalidInviteTitle,
     styles.invitation,
     linkStatus,
   ]);
 
   const buttons = React.useMemo(() => {
     if (linkStatus === 'valid') {
       const joinButtonContent =
         joinThreadLoadingStatus === 'loading' ? (
           <ActivityIndicator
             size="small"
             color="white"
             style={styles.activityIndicatorStyle}
           />
         ) : (
           <Text style={styles.buttonText}>Accept invite</Text>
         );
       return (
         <>
           <Button
             style={[styles.button, styles.buttonPrimary, styles.gap]}
             onPress={joinCommunity}
             disabled={joinThreadLoadingStatus === 'loading'}
           >
             {joinButtonContent}
           </Button>
           <Button
             style={[styles.button, styles.buttonSecondary]}
             onPress={props.navigation.goBack}
           >
             <Text style={styles.buttonText}>Cancel</Text>
           </Button>
         </>
       );
     }
     return (
       <Button
         style={[styles.button, styles.buttonPrimary]}
         onPress={props.navigation.goBack}
       >
         <Text style={styles.buttonText}>Return to Comm</Text>
       </Button>
     );
   }, [
     linkStatus,
     joinCommunity,
     joinThreadLoadingStatus,
     props.navigation.goBack,
     styles.activityIndicatorStyle,
     styles.button,
     styles.buttonPrimary,
     styles.buttonSecondary,
     styles.buttonText,
     styles.gap,
   ]);
 
   return (
     <Modal modalStyle={styles.modal}>
       <View>{header}</View>
       <View style={styles.separator} />
       <View>{buttons}</View>
     </Modal>
   );
 }
 
 const unboundStyles = {
   modal: {
     backgroundColor: 'modalForeground',
     paddingVertical: 24,
     paddingHorizontal: 16,
     flex: 0,
   },
   invitation: {
     color: 'whiteText',
     textAlign: 'center',
     fontSize: 14,
     fontWeight: '400',
     lineHeight: 22,
     marginBottom: 24,
   },
   communityName: {
     color: 'whiteText',
     textAlign: 'center',
     fontSize: 18,
     fontWeight: '500',
     lineHeight: 24,
   },
   invalidInviteTitle: {
     color: 'whiteText',
     textAlign: 'center',
     fontSize: 22,
     fontWeight: '500',
     lineHeight: 28,
     marginBottom: 24,
   },
   invalidInviteExplanation: {
     color: 'whiteText',
     textAlign: 'center',
     fontSize: 14,
     fontWeight: '400',
     lineHeight: 22,
   },
   separator: {
     height: 1,
     backgroundColor: 'modalSeparator',
     marginVertical: 24,
   },
   gap: {
     marginBottom: 16,
   },
   button: {
     borderRadius: 8,
     paddingVertical: 12,
     paddingHorizontal: 24,
   },
   buttonPrimary: {
     backgroundColor: 'purpleButton',
   },
   buttonSecondary: {
     borderColor: 'secondaryButtonBorder',
     borderWidth: 1,
   },
   buttonText: {
     color: 'whiteText',
     textAlign: 'center',
     fontSize: 16,
     fontWeight: '500',
     lineHeight: 24,
   },
   activityIndicatorStyle: {
     paddingVertical: 2,
   },
 };
 
 export default InviteLinkModal;
diff --git a/web/invite-links/accept-invite-modal.react.js b/web/invite-links/accept-invite-modal.react.js
index 6a1fc6dd3..abc98973b 100644
--- a/web/invite-links/accept-invite-modal.react.js
+++ b/web/invite-links/accept-invite-modal.react.js
@@ -1,95 +1,96 @@
 // @flow
 
 import * as React from 'react';
 
 import ModalOverlay from 'lib/components/modal-overlay.react.js';
 import { useModalContext } from 'lib/components/modal-provider.react.js';
-import { useAcceptInviteLink } from 'lib/hooks/invite-links.js';
+import {
+  inviteLinkTexts,
+  useAcceptInviteLink,
+} from 'lib/hooks/invite-links.js';
 import type { LinkStatus } from 'lib/hooks/invite-links.js';
 import type { KeyserverOverride } from 'lib/shared/invite-links.js';
 import { type InviteLinkVerificationResponse } from 'lib/types/link-types.js';
 
 import css from './accept-invite-modal.css';
 import Button, { buttonThemes } from '../components/button.react.js';
 import { useSelector } from '../redux/redux-utils.js';
 import { nonThreadCalendarQuery } from '../selectors/nav-selectors.js';
 
 type Props = {
   +verificationResponse: InviteLinkVerificationResponse,
   +inviteSecret: string,
   +keyserverOverride?: ?KeyserverOverride,
 };
 
 function AcceptInviteModal(props: Props): React.Node {
   const { verificationResponse, inviteSecret, keyserverOverride } = props;
   const [linkStatus, setLinkStatus] = React.useState<LinkStatus>(
-    verificationResponse.status === 'valid' ? 'valid' : 'invalid',
+    verificationResponse.status === 'expired'
+      ? 'invalid'
+      : verificationResponse.status,
   );
   const { popModal } = useModalContext();
   const calendarQuery = useSelector(nonThreadCalendarQuery);
 
   const { joinCommunity, joinThreadLoadingStatus } = useAcceptInviteLink({
     verificationResponse,
     inviteSecret,
     keyserverOverride,
     calendarQuery,
     onFinish: popModal,
     setLinkStatus,
   });
 
   let content;
   if (verificationResponse.status === 'valid' && linkStatus === 'valid') {
     const { community } = verificationResponse;
     content = (
       <>
         <div className={css.text}>You have been invited to join</div>
         <div className={css.heading}>{community.name}</div>
         <hr />
         <div className={css.group}>
           <Button
             variant="filled"
             buttonColor={buttonThemes.standard}
             disabled={joinThreadLoadingStatus === 'loading'}
             onClick={joinCommunity}
           >
             Accept invite
           </Button>
           <Button variant="outline" onClick={popModal}>
             Cancel
           </Button>
         </div>
       </>
     );
   } else {
-    const header = linkStatus === 'invalid' ? 'Invite invalid' : 'Timeout';
-    const message =
-      linkStatus === 'invalid'
-        ? 'This invite link may be expired. Please try again with another ' +
-          'invite link.'
-        : 'The request has timed out.';
     content = (
       <>
         <div className={css.group}>
-          <div className={css.heading}>{header}</div>
-          <div className={css.text}>{message}</div>
+          <div className={css.heading}>
+            {inviteLinkTexts[linkStatus].header}
+          </div>
+          <div className={css.text}>{inviteLinkTexts[linkStatus].message}</div>
         </div>
         <hr />
         <Button
           variant="filled"
           buttonColor={buttonThemes.standard}
           onClick={popModal}
         >
           Return to Comm
         </Button>
       </>
     );
   }
 
   return (
     <ModalOverlay onClose={popModal}>
       <div className={css.container}>{content}</div>
     </ModalOverlay>
   );
 }
 
 export default AcceptInviteModal;
diff --git a/web/invite-links/invite-link-handler.react.js b/web/invite-links/invite-link-handler.react.js
index dd04862aa..ec50fcbb9 100644
--- a/web/invite-links/invite-link-handler.react.js
+++ b/web/invite-links/invite-link-handler.react.js
@@ -1,101 +1,98 @@
 // @flow
 
 import * as React from 'react';
 
 import {
   useVerifyInviteLink,
   verifyInviteLinkActionTypes,
 } from 'lib/actions/link-actions.js';
 import { useModalContext } from 'lib/components/modal-provider.react.js';
 import { isLoggedIn } from 'lib/selectors/user-selectors.js';
 import { getKeyserverOverrideForAnInviteLink } from 'lib/shared/invite-links.js';
 import type { KeyserverOverride } from 'lib/shared/invite-links.js';
 import { useDispatchActionPromise } from 'lib/utils/redux-promise-utils.js';
 import { useDispatch } from 'lib/utils/redux-utils.js';
 
 import AcceptInviteModal from './accept-invite-modal.react.js';
 import { updateNavInfoActionType } from '../redux/action-types.js';
 import { useSelector } from '../redux/redux-utils.js';
 
 function InviteLinkHandler(): null {
   const inviteSecret = useSelector(state => state.navInfo.inviteSecret);
   const inviteLinkSecret = React.useRef<?string>(null);
   const [keyserverOverride, setKeyserverOverride] =
     React.useState<?KeyserverOverride>(undefined);
   const loggedIn = useSelector(isLoggedIn);
 
   const dispatchActionPromise = useDispatchActionPromise();
   const dispatch = useDispatch();
   const { pushModal } = useModalContext();
   React.useEffect(() => {
     void (async () => {
       if (!inviteSecret || !loggedIn) {
         return;
       }
       dispatch({
         type: updateNavInfoActionType,
         payload: { inviteSecret: null },
       });
       setKeyserverOverride(undefined);
       inviteLinkSecret.current = inviteSecret;
 
       try {
         const newKeyserverOverride =
           await getKeyserverOverrideForAnInviteLink(inviteSecret);
         setKeyserverOverride(newKeyserverOverride);
       } catch (e) {
         console.error('Error while downloading an invite link blob', e);
         pushModal(
           <AcceptInviteModal
             verificationResponse={{
               status: 'invalid',
             }}
             inviteSecret={inviteSecret}
           />,
         );
       }
     })();
   }, [dispatch, inviteSecret, loggedIn, pushModal]);
 
   const validateLink = useVerifyInviteLink(keyserverOverride);
   React.useEffect(() => {
     const secret = inviteLinkSecret.current;
     if (keyserverOverride === undefined || !secret) {
       return;
     }
     setKeyserverOverride(undefined);
 
     void (async () => {
       let result;
       try {
         const validateLinkPromise = validateLink({ secret });
         void dispatchActionPromise(
           verifyInviteLinkActionTypes,
           validateLinkPromise,
         );
 
         result = await validateLinkPromise;
-        if (result.status === 'already_joined') {
-          return;
-        }
       } catch (e) {
         console.error('Error while verifying an invite link', e);
         result = {
           status: 'invalid',
         };
       }
 
       pushModal(
         <AcceptInviteModal
           verificationResponse={result}
           inviteSecret={secret}
           keyserverOverride={keyserverOverride}
         />,
       );
     })();
   }, [dispatchActionPromise, keyserverOverride, pushModal, validateLink]);
 
   return null;
 }
 
 export default InviteLinkHandler;