diff --git a/packages/backend/package-lock.json b/packages/backend/package-lock.json
index 43868588fa..a074fea11c 100644
--- a/packages/backend/package-lock.json
+++ b/packages/backend/package-lock.json
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@
         "dotenv": "8.2.0",
         "events": "^3.2.0",
         "express": "^4.17.1",
-        "fetch-retry": "^6.0.0",
         "fastq": "^1.17.1",
+        "fetch-retry": "^6.0.0",
         "get-port": "^5.1.1",
         "go-ipfs": "npm:mocked-go-ipfs@0.17.0",
         "http-server": "^0.12.3",
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/nest/connections-manager/connections-manager.service.ts b/packages/backend/src/nest/connections-manager/connections-manager.service.ts
index 988d73fdf9..47b037f9da 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/nest/connections-manager/connections-manager.service.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/nest/connections-manager/connections-manager.service.ts
@@ -19,17 +19,17 @@ import {
   ChannelsReplicatedPayload,
   Community,
   CommunityMetadata,
-  CommunityOwnership,
   ConnectionProcessInfo,
   CreateChannelPayload,
   CreateChannelResponse,
-  CreateNetworkPayload,
   DeleteFilesFromChannelSocketPayload,
   DownloadStatus,
   ErrorMessages,
   FileMetadata,
   GetMessagesPayload,
   InitCommunityPayload,
+  InvitationDataV2,
+  InvitationDataVersion,
   MessagesLoadedPayload,
   NetworkDataPayload,
   NetworkInfo,
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ import {
   SaveCSRPayload,
   SendCertificatesResponse,
   SendMessagePayload,
-  ServerInvitationData,
   SocketActionTypes,
   UploadFilePayload,
   type DeleteChannelResponse,
@@ -393,7 +392,7 @@ export class ConnectionsManagerService extends EventEmitter implements OnModuleI
     return community
   }
 
-  public async downloadCommunityData(inviteData: ServerInvitationData) {
+  public async downloadCommunityData(inviteData: InvitationDataV2) {
     this.logger('Downloading invite data', inviteData)
     this.storageServerProxyService.setServerAddress(inviteData.serverAddress)
     let downloadedData: ServerStoredCommunityMetadata
@@ -420,17 +419,21 @@ export class ConnectionsManagerService extends EventEmitter implements OnModuleI
 
     const inviteData = payload.inviteData
     if (inviteData) {
-      const downloadedData = await this.downloadCommunityData(inviteData)
-      if (!downloadedData) {
-        emitError(this.serverIoProvider.io, {
-          type: SocketActionTypes.LAUNCH_COMMUNITY,
-          message: ErrorMessages.STORAGE_SERVER_CONNECTION_FAILED,
-        })
-        return
+      this.logger(`Joining community: inviteData version: ${inviteData.version}`)
+      switch (inviteData.version) {
+        case InvitationDataVersion.v2:
+          const downloadedData = await this.downloadCommunityData(inviteData)
+          if (!downloadedData) {
+            emitError(this.serverIoProvider.io, {
+              type: SocketActionTypes.LAUNCH_COMMUNITY,
+              message: ErrorMessages.STORAGE_SERVER_CONNECTION_FAILED,
+            })
+            return
+          }
+          metadata = downloadedData
+          break
       }
-      metadata = downloadedData
     }
-    this.logger('Joining community: metadata:', metadata)
 
     if (!metadata.peers || metadata.peers.length === 0) {
       this.logger.error('Joining community: Peers required')
diff --git a/packages/state-manager/src/sagas/communities/createNetwork/createNetwork.saga.test.ts b/packages/state-manager/src/sagas/communities/createNetwork/createNetwork.saga.test.ts
index 6c4f4c2a26..2e86861a29 100644
--- a/packages/state-manager/src/sagas/communities/createNetwork/createNetwork.saga.test.ts
+++ b/packages/state-manager/src/sagas/communities/createNetwork/createNetwork.saga.test.ts
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ describe('createNetwork', () => {
       ...community,
       psk: inviteData.psk,
       ownerOrbitDbIdentity: inviteData.ownerOrbitDbIdentity,
+      inviteData,
     }
 
     const reducer = combineReducers(reducers)
@@ -136,6 +137,7 @@ describe('createNetwork', () => {
       name: 'rockets',
       CA,
       rootCa: CA.rootCertString,
+      inviteData: undefined,
     }
 
     const reducer = combineReducers(reducers)
diff --git a/packages/state-manager/src/sagas/communities/createNetwork/createNetwork.saga.ts b/packages/state-manager/src/sagas/communities/createNetwork/createNetwork.saga.ts
index 6205ee573b..76527c4905 100644
--- a/packages/state-manager/src/sagas/communities/createNetwork/createNetwork.saga.ts
+++ b/packages/state-manager/src/sagas/communities/createNetwork/createNetwork.saga.ts
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ export function* createNetworkSaga(
     name: payload.name,
     CA,
     rootCa: CA?.rootCertString,
+    inviteData: payload.inviteData,
   }
 
   if (payload.inviteData) {
@@ -66,9 +67,6 @@ export function* createNetworkSaga(
           yield* put(communitiesActions.setInvitationCodes(invitationPeers))
         }
         break
-      case InvitationDataVersion.v2:
-        community.inviteData = payload.inviteData
-        break
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/types/src/community.ts b/packages/types/src/community.ts
index bbe8e54481..5c450c07ac 100644
--- a/packages/types/src/community.ts
+++ b/packages/types/src/community.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { type HiddenService, type PeerId, type Identity, type UserCsr } from './identity'
-import { InvitationData, InvitationDataV2, InvitationPair } from './network'
+import { InvitationData } from './network'
 
 export interface Community {
   id: string
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export interface Community {
   onionAddress?: string
   ownerCertificate?: string
   psk?: string
-  inviteData?: InvitationDataV2
+  inviteData?: InvitationData | null
   ownerOrbitDbIdentity?: string
 }
 
@@ -25,18 +25,9 @@ export enum CommunityOwnership {
 export interface CreateNetworkPayload {
   ownership: CommunityOwnership
   name?: string
-  // peers?: InvitationPair[]
-  // psk?: string
-  // ownerOrbitDbIdentity?: string
   inviteData?: InvitationData
 }
 
-export interface ServerInvitationData {
-  serverAddress: string
-  cid: string
-  token?: string
-}
-
 export interface NetworkInfo {
   hiddenService: HiddenService
   peerId: PeerId
@@ -64,7 +55,7 @@ export interface InitCommunityPayload {
   psk?: string
   ownerOrbitDbIdentity?: string
   ownerCsr?: UserCsr
-  inviteData?: ServerInvitationData
+  inviteData?: InvitationData | null
 }
 
 export interface StorePeerListPayload {