diff --git a/crates/lox-wasm/src/lib.rs b/crates/lox-wasm/src/lib.rs
index 99a3f3c..e03316c 100644
--- a/crates/lox-wasm/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/lox-wasm/src/lib.rs
@@ -801,8 +801,7 @@ pub fn invitation_is_trusted(unspecified_invitation_str: String) -> Result<bool,
     match serde_json::from_str::<Invitation>(&unspecified_invitation_str) {
         Ok(_) => Ok(true),
         Err(_) => {
-            let invite = unspecified_invitation_str.as_bytes();
-            match lox_utils::validate(invite) {
+            match serde_json::from_str::<lox_utils::Invite>(&unspecified_invitation_str){
                 Ok(_) => Ok(false),
                 Err(e) => Err(JsValue::from(e.to_string())),
             }