diff --git a/api-invites.go b/api-invites.go
index 0fda9fd..14c5f45 100644
--- a/api-invites.go
+++ b/api-invites.go
@@ -17,6 +17,18 @@ const (
 	CAPTCHA_VALIDITY = 20 * 60 // Seconds
 )
 
+// GenerateInviteCode generates an invite code in the correct format.
+func GenerateInviteCode() string {
+	// make sure code doesn't begin with number
+	inviteCode := shortuuid.New()
+	_, err := strconv.Atoi(string(inviteCode[0]))
+	for err == nil {
+		inviteCode = shortuuid.New()
+		_, err = strconv.Atoi(string(inviteCode[0]))
+	}
+	return inviteCode
+}
+
 func (app *appContext) checkInvites() {
 	currentTime := time.Now()
 	for _, data := range app.storage.GetInvites() {
@@ -150,14 +162,8 @@ func (app *appContext) GenerateInvite(gc *gin.Context) {
 	currentTime := time.Now()
 	validTill := currentTime.AddDate(0, req.Months, req.Days)
 	validTill = validTill.Add(time.Hour*time.Duration(req.Hours) + time.Minute*time.Duration(req.Minutes))
-	// make sure code doesn't begin with number
-	inviteCode := shortuuid.New()
-	_, err := strconv.Atoi(string(inviteCode[0]))
-	for err == nil {
-		inviteCode = shortuuid.New()
-		_, err = strconv.Atoi(string(inviteCode[0]))
-	}
 	var invite Invite
+	invite.Code = GenerateInviteCode()
 	if req.Label != "" {
 		invite.Label = req.Label
 	}
@@ -185,7 +191,7 @@ func (app *appContext) GenerateInvite(gc *gin.Context) {
 	if req.SendTo != "" && app.config.Section("invite_emails").Key("enabled").MustBool(false) {
 		addressValid := false
 		discord := ""
-		app.debug.Printf("%s: Sending invite message", inviteCode)
+		app.debug.Printf("%s: Sending invite message", invite.Code)
 		if discordEnabled && !strings.Contains(req.SendTo, "@") {
 			users := app.discord.GetUsers(req.SendTo)
 			if len(users) == 0 {
@@ -202,10 +208,10 @@ func (app *appContext) GenerateInvite(gc *gin.Context) {
 			invite.SendTo = req.SendTo
 		}
 		if addressValid {
-			msg, err := app.email.constructInvite(inviteCode, invite, app, false)
+			msg, err := app.email.constructInvite(invite.Code, invite, app, false)
 			if err != nil {
 				invite.SendTo = fmt.Sprintf("Failed to send to %s", req.SendTo)
-				app.err.Printf("%s: Failed to construct invite message: %v", inviteCode, err)
+				app.err.Printf("%s: Failed to construct invite message: %v", invite.Code, err)
 			} else {
 				var err error
 				if discord != "" {
@@ -215,9 +221,9 @@ func (app *appContext) GenerateInvite(gc *gin.Context) {
 				}
 				if err != nil {
 					invite.SendTo = fmt.Sprintf("Failed to send to %s", req.SendTo)
-					app.err.Printf("%s: %s: %v", inviteCode, invite.SendTo, err)
+					app.err.Printf("%s: %s: %v", invite.Code, invite.SendTo, err)
 				} else {
-					app.info.Printf("%s: Sent invite email to \"%s\"", inviteCode, req.SendTo)
+					app.info.Printf("%s: Sent invite email to \"%s\"", invite.Code, req.SendTo)
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -229,7 +235,7 @@ func (app *appContext) GenerateInvite(gc *gin.Context) {
 			invite.Profile = "Default"
 		}
 	}
-	app.storage.SetInvitesKey(inviteCode, invite)
+	app.storage.SetInvitesKey(invite.Code, invite)
 	respondBool(200, true, gc)
 }
 
diff --git a/api-profiles.go b/api-profiles.go
index 3623d33..ce58cbb 100644
--- a/api-profiles.go
+++ b/api-profiles.go
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"strconv"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
-	"github.com/lithammer/shortuuid/v3"
 	"github.com/timshannon/badgerhold/v4"
 )
 
@@ -151,13 +149,7 @@ func (app *appContext) EnableReferralForProfile(gc *gin.Context) {
 	}
 
 	// Generate new code for referral template
-	inv.Code = shortuuid.New()
-	// make sure code doesn't begin with number
-	_, err := strconv.Atoi(string(inv.Code[0]))
-	for err == nil {
-		inv.Code = shortuuid.New()
-		_, err = strconv.Atoi(string(inv.Code[0]))
-	}
+	inv.Code = GenerateInviteCode()
 	inv.Created = time.Now()
 	inv.ValidTill = inv.Created.Add(REFERRAL_EXPIRY_DAYS * 24 * time.Hour)
 	inv.IsReferral = true
diff --git a/api-userpage.go b/api-userpage.go
index dce320f..0df5653 100644
--- a/api-userpage.go
+++ b/api-userpage.go
@@ -3,13 +3,11 @@ package main
 import (
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 	"github.com/golang-jwt/jwt"
-	"github.com/lithammer/shortuuid/v3"
 	"github.com/timshannon/badgerhold/v4"
 )
 
@@ -673,13 +671,7 @@ func (app *appContext) GetMyReferral(gc *gin.Context) {
 			respondBool(400, false, gc)
 			return
 		}
-		inv.Code = shortuuid.New()
-		// make sure code doesn't begin with number
-		_, err := strconv.Atoi(string(inv.Code[0]))
-		for err == nil {
-			inv.Code = shortuuid.New()
-			_, err = strconv.Atoi(string(inv.Code[0]))
-		}
+		inv.Code = GenerateInviteCode()
 		inv.Created = time.Now()
 		inv.ValidTill = inv.Created.Add(REFERRAL_EXPIRY_DAYS * 24 * time.Hour)
 		inv.IsReferral = true
@@ -689,13 +681,7 @@ func (app *appContext) GetMyReferral(gc *gin.Context) {
 		// 3. We found an invite for us, but it's expired.
 		//    We delete it from storage, and put it back with a fresh code and expiry.
 		app.storage.DeleteInvitesKey(inv.Code)
-		inv.Code = shortuuid.New()
-		// make sure code doesn't begin with number
-		_, err := strconv.Atoi(string(inv.Code[0]))
-		for err == nil {
-			inv.Code = shortuuid.New()
-			_, err = strconv.Atoi(string(inv.Code[0]))
-		}
+		inv.Code = GenerateInviteCode()
 		inv.Created = time.Now()
 		inv.ValidTill = inv.Created.Add(REFERRAL_EXPIRY_DAYS * 24 * time.Hour)
 		app.storage.SetInvitesKey(inv.Code, inv)
diff --git a/api-users.go b/api-users.go
index ff2a0bd..f735bda 100644
--- a/api-users.go
+++ b/api-users.go
@@ -3,14 +3,12 @@ package main
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 	"github.com/golang-jwt/jwt"
 	"github.com/hrfee/mediabrowser"
-	"github.com/lithammer/shortuuid/v3"
 	"github.com/timshannon/badgerhold/v4"
 )
 
@@ -707,13 +705,7 @@ func (app *appContext) EnableReferralForUsers(gc *gin.Context) {
 
 		// 2. Generate referral invite.
 		inv := baseInv
-		inv.Code = shortuuid.New()
-		// make sure code doesn't begin with number
-		_, err := strconv.Atoi(string(inv.Code[0]))
-		for err == nil {
-			inv.Code = shortuuid.New()
-			_, err = strconv.Atoi(string(inv.Code[0]))
-		}
+		inv.Code = GenerateInviteCode()
 		inv.Created = time.Now()
 		inv.ValidTill = inv.Created.Add(REFERRAL_EXPIRY_DAYS * 24 * time.Hour)
 		inv.IsReferral = true