diff --git a/api/ssrApollo.js b/api/ssrApollo.js
index 2de50596..127a4edd 100644
--- a/api/ssrApollo.js
+++ b/api/ssrApollo.js
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ export function getGetServerSideProps (
       }
 
       if (error || !data || (notFound && notFound(data, vars, me))) {
-        res.writeHead(301, {
+        res.writeHead(302, {
           Location: '/404'
         }).end()
       }
diff --git a/components/invite.js b/components/invite.js
index 445175fb..766a65cd 100644
--- a/components/invite.js
+++ b/components/invite.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export default function Invite ({ invite, active }) {
       <CopyInput
         groupClassName='mb-1'
         size='sm' type='text'
-        placeholder={`https://stacker.news/invites/${invite.id}`} readOnly noForm
+        placeholder={`${process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development' ? 'http://localhost:3000' : 'https://stacker.news'}/invites/${invite.id}`} readOnly noForm
       />
       <div className={styles.other}>
         <span>{invite.gift} sat gift</span>
diff --git a/pages/api/auth/[...nextauth].js b/pages/api/auth/[...nextauth].js
index 342d60c8..42d30646 100644
--- a/pages/api/auth/[...nextauth].js
+++ b/pages/api/auth/[...nextauth].js
@@ -51,6 +51,17 @@ function getCallbacks (req) {
         // token won't have an id on it for new logins, we add it
         // note: token is what's kept in the jwt
         token.id = Number(user.id)
+
+        // if referrer exists, set on user
+        // isNewUser doesn't work for nostr/lightning auth because we create the user before nextauth can
+        // this means users can update their referrer if they don't have one, which is fine
+        if (req.cookies.sn_referrer && user?.id) {
+          const referrer = await prisma.user.findUnique({ where: { name: req.cookies.sn_referrer } })
+          if (referrer) {
+            await prisma.user.updateMany({ where: { id: user.id, referrerId: null }, data: { referrerId: referrer.id } })
+            notifyReferral(referrer.id)
+          }
+        }
       }
 
       if (token?.id) {
@@ -60,33 +71,22 @@ function getCallbacks (req) {
         token.sub = Number(token.id)
       }
 
-      if (isNewUser) {
-        // if referrer exists, set on user
-        if (req.cookies.sn_referrer && user?.id) {
-          const referrer = await prisma.user.findUnique({ where: { name: req.cookies.sn_referrer } })
-          if (referrer) {
-            await prisma.user.update({ where: { id: user.id }, data: { referrerId: referrer.id } })
-            notifyReferral(referrer.id)
-          }
-        }
-
-        // sign them up for the newsletter
-        if (user?.email && process.env.LIST_MONK_URL && process.env.LIST_MONK_AUTH) {
-          fetch(process.env.LIST_MONK_URL + '/api/subscribers', {
-            method: 'POST',
-            headers: {
-              'Content-Type': 'application/json',
-              Authorization: 'Basic ' + Buffer.from(process.env.LIST_MONK_AUTH).toString('base64')
-            },
-            body: JSON.stringify({
-              email: user.email,
-              name: 'blank',
-              lists: [2],
-              status: 'enabled',
-              preconfirm_subscriptions: true
-            })
-          }).then(async r => console.log(await r.json())).catch(console.log)
-        }
+      // sign them up for the newsletter
+      if (isNewUser && user?.email && process.env.LIST_MONK_URL && process.env.LIST_MONK_AUTH) {
+        fetch(process.env.LIST_MONK_URL + '/api/subscribers', {
+          method: 'POST',
+          headers: {
+            'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+            Authorization: 'Basic ' + Buffer.from(process.env.LIST_MONK_AUTH).toString('base64')
+          },
+          body: JSON.stringify({
+            email: user.email,
+            name: 'blank',
+            lists: [2],
+            status: 'enabled',
+            preconfirm_subscriptions: true
+          })
+        }).then(async r => console.log(await r.json())).catch(console.log)
       }
 
       return token
diff --git a/pages/invites/[id].js b/pages/invites/[id].js
index a138452f..e7516249 100644
--- a/pages/invites/[id].js
+++ b/pages/invites/[id].js
@@ -26,9 +26,10 @@ export async function getServerSideProps ({ req, res, query: { id, error = null
   })
 
   if (!data?.invite) {
-    res.writeHead(301, {
+    res.writeHead(302, {
       Location: '/404'
     }).end()
+    return { props: {} }
   }
 
   if (session && res) {
@@ -36,19 +37,17 @@ export async function getServerSideProps ({ req, res, query: { id, error = null
       // attempt to send gift
       // catch any errors and just ignore them for now
       await serialize(models,
-        models.$queryRawUnsafe('SELECT invite_drain($1::INTEGER, $2::INTEGER)', session.user.id, id))
+        models.$queryRawUnsafe('SELECT invite_drain($1::INTEGER, $2::TEXT)', session.user.id, id))
       const invite = await models.invite.findUnique({ where: { id } })
       notifyInvite(invite.userId)
     } catch (e) {
       console.log(e)
     }
 
-    return {
-      redirect: {
-        destination: '/',
-        permanent: false
-      }
-    }
+    res.writeHead(302, {
+      Location: '/'
+    }).end()
+    return { props: {} }
   }
 
   return {