diff --git a/crates/lox-distributor/src/request_handler.rs b/crates/lox-distributor/src/request_handler.rs
index 53dd0a2..b81c5b6 100644
--- a/crates/lox-distributor/src/request_handler.rs
+++ b/crates/lox-distributor/src/request_handler.rs
@@ -374,6 +374,7 @@ mod tests {
 
         // Test Open Invite and get response
         let invite_response_str = body_to_string(invite_response).await;
+        println!("Base64 invite {:?}", invite_response_str);
         let response_data: lox_utils::Invite = serde_json::from_str(&invite_response_str).unwrap();
         let token = match lox_utils::validate(&response_data.invite) {
             Ok(token) => token,
diff --git a/crates/lox-utils/src/lib.rs b/crates/lox-utils/src/lib.rs
index c413aca..0a137fe 100644
--- a/crates/lox-utils/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/lox-utils/src/lib.rs
@@ -12,13 +12,47 @@ use serde_with::serde_as;
 use std::array::TryFromSliceError;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 
-#[serde_as]
+const LOX_INVITE_TOKEN: &str = "loxinvite_";
+
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct Invite {
-    #[serde_as(as = "[_; OPENINV_LENGTH]")]
+    #[serde(with = "base64serde")]
     pub invite: [u8; OPENINV_LENGTH],
 }
 
+mod base64serde {
+    use base64::{engine::general_purpose::STANDARD_NO_PAD, Engine as _};
+    use lox_library::OPENINV_LENGTH;
+    use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+    use serde::{Deserializer, Serializer};
+
+    use crate::LOX_INVITE_TOKEN;
+
+    pub fn serialize<S: Serializer>(v: &[u8; OPENINV_LENGTH], s: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error> {
+        let mut base64 = STANDARD_NO_PAD.encode(v);
+        base64.insert_str(0, LOX_INVITE_TOKEN);
+        String::serialize(&base64, s)
+    }
+
+    pub fn deserialize<'de, D: Deserializer<'de>>(d: D) -> Result<[u8; OPENINV_LENGTH], D::Error> {
+        let mut base64 = String::deserialize(d)?;
+        let encoded_str = base64.split_off(LOX_INVITE_TOKEN.len());
+        if base64 != LOX_INVITE_TOKEN {
+            return Err(serde::de::Error::custom("Token identifier does not match"))
+        }
+        match STANDARD_NO_PAD.decode(encoded_str) {
+            Ok(output) => {
+                let out: Result<[u8; OPENINV_LENGTH], D::Error> = match output.try_into() {
+                    Ok(out) => Ok(out),
+                    Err(e) => Err(serde::de::Error::custom(String::from_utf8(e).unwrap())),
+                };
+                out
+            }
+            Err(e) => Err(serde::de::Error::custom(e)),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Deserialize, Serialize)]
 pub struct OpenReqState {
     pub request: proto::open_invite::Request,