diff --git a/backend/src/db/factories.js b/backend/src/db/factories.js
index 1ebf063ff..ac77cdb31 100644
--- a/backend/src/db/factories.js
+++ b/backend/src/db/factories.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { hashSync } from 'bcryptjs'
 import { Factory } from 'rosie'
 import { getDriver, getNeode } from './neo4j'
 import CONFIG from '../config/index.js'
+import generateInvieCode from '../schema/resolvers/helpers/generateInviteCode.js'
 
 const neode = getNeode()
 
@@ -216,6 +217,30 @@ Factory.define('unverifiedEmailAddress')
     return neode.create('UnverifiedEmailAddress', buildObject)
   })
 
+const inviteCodeDefaults = {
+  code: generateInvieCode(),
+  createdAt: () => new Date().toISOString(),
+  expiresAt: () => null,
+}
+
+Factory.define('inviteCode')
+  .attr(inviteCodeDefaults)
+  .option('generatedById', null)
+  .option('generatedBy', ['generatedById'], (generatedById) => {
+    if (generatedById) return neode.find('User', generatedById)
+    return Factory.build('user')
+  })
+  .after(async (buildObject, options) => {
+    const [inviteCode, generatedBy] = await Promise.all([
+      neode.create('InviteCode', buildObject),
+      options.generatedBy,
+    ])
+    await Promise.all([
+      inviteCode.relateTo(generatedBy, 'generated'),
+    ])
+    return inviteCode
+  })
+
 Factory.define('location')
   .attrs({
     name: 'Germany',
diff --git a/backend/src/db/seed.js b/backend/src/db/seed.js
index 685b5ef0e..f58a69e97 100644
--- a/backend/src/db/seed.js
+++ b/backend/src/db/seed.js
@@ -541,6 +541,16 @@ const languages = ['de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'it', 'pt', 'pl']
       ),
     ])
 
+    await Factory.build(
+      'inviteCode',
+      {
+        code: 'AAAAAA',
+      },
+      {
+        generatedBy: jennyRostock,
+      },
+    )
+    
     authenticatedUser = await louie.toJson()
     const mention1 =
       'Hey <a class="mention" data-mention-id="u3" href="/profile/u3">@jenny-rostock</a>, what\'s up?'
diff --git a/backend/src/models/InvitationCode.js b/backend/src/models/InvitationCode.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 138289faf..000000000
--- a/backend/src/models/InvitationCode.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-export default {
-  createdAt: { type: 'string', isoDate: true, default: () => new Date().toISOString() },
-  token: { type: 'string', primary: true, token: true },
-  generatedBy: {
-    type: 'relationship',
-    relationship: 'GENERATED',
-    target: 'User',
-    direction: 'in',
-  },
-  activated: {
-    type: 'relationship',
-    relationship: 'ACTIVATED',
-    target: 'EmailAddress',
-    direction: 'out',
-  },
-}
diff --git a/backend/src/models/InviteCode.js b/backend/src/models/InviteCode.js
index da9d3bb48..7204f1b38 100644
--- a/backend/src/models/InviteCode.js
+++ b/backend/src/models/InviteCode.js
@@ -1,18 +1,16 @@
 export default {
   code: { type: 'string', primary: true },
   createdAt: { type: 'string', isoDate: true, default: () => new Date().toISOString() },
-  uses: { type: 'int', default: () => 0 },
-  maxUses: { type: 'int', default: () => 1 },
-  active: { type: 'boolean', default: () => true },
-  createdBy: {
+  expiresAt: { type: 'string', isoDate: true, default: null },
+  generated: {
     type: 'relationship',
-    relationship: 'CREATED',
+    relationship: 'GENERATED',
     target: 'User',
     direction: 'in',
   },
-  usedBy: {
+  redeemed: {
     type: 'relationship',
-    relationship: 'USED',
+    relationship: 'REDEEMED',
     target: 'User',
     direction: 'in',
   },