diff --git a/__e2e__/jest.config.js b/__e2e__/jest.config.js
index 80c2ad5b3a..c3728e3837 100644
--- a/__e2e__/jest.config.js
+++ b/__e2e__/jest.config.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /** @type {import('@jest/types').Config.InitialOptions} */
 module.exports = {
   rootDir: '..',
-  testMatch: ['<rootDir>/__e2e__/**/*.test.ts'],
+  testMatch: ['<rootDir>/__e2e__/**/invite-codes.test.ts'],
   testTimeout: 120000,
   maxWorkers: 1,
   globalSetup: 'detox/runners/jest/globalSetup',
diff --git a/__e2e__/mock-server.ts b/__e2e__/mock-server.ts
index 6ddfe3ca02..f553fc686f 100644
--- a/__e2e__/mock-server.ts
+++ b/__e2e__/mock-server.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ async function main() {
             displayName: 'Carla',
             description: 'Test user 3',
           }))
+          if (inviteRequired) {
+            await server.mocker.createInvite(server.mocker.users.alice.did)
+          }
         }
         if ('follows' in url.query) {
           console.log('Generating mock follows')
diff --git a/jest/test-pds.ts b/jest/test-pds.ts
index b476a59647..34c3e8bc41 100644
--- a/jest/test-pds.ts
+++ b/jest/test-pds.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ export async function createServer(
   const port = await getPort()
   const port2 = await getPort(port + 1)
   const pdsUrl = `http://localhost:${port}`
-  console.log({port})
   const {pds, plc} = await TestNetworkNoAppView.create({
     pds: {port, publicUrl: pdsUrl, inviteRequired},
     plc: {port: port2},
@@ -191,6 +190,21 @@ class Mocker {
     return await agent.like(uri, cid)
   }
 
+  async createInvite(forAccount: string) {
+    const agent = new BskyAgent({service: this.agent.service})
+    await agent.api.com.atproto.server.createInviteCode(
+      {useCount: 1, forAccount},
+      {
+        headers: {
+          authorization: `Basic ${btoa(
+            `admin:${this.pds.ctx.cfg.adminPassword}`,
+          )}`,
+        },
+        encoding: 'application/json',
+      },
+    )
+  }
+
   async labelAccount(label: string, user: string) {
     const did = this.users[user]?.did
     if (!did) {