diff --git a/Implementation/Peered/NoteEditor/NoteEditingSessionServer.swift b/Implementation/Peered/NoteEditor/NoteEditingSessionServer.swift
index 5ccf955..0961e91 100644
--- a/Implementation/Peered/NoteEditor/NoteEditingSessionServer.swift
+++ b/Implementation/Peered/NoteEditor/NoteEditingSessionServer.swift
@@ -47,12 +47,12 @@ final class NoteEditingSessionServer: NSObject {
 	}
 	
 	func invite(peer: Peer, to note: NoteInvitation.NoteContent) {
-		guard peer.state == .available else { return }
+		guard peer.state == .available, let note = try? JSONEncoder().encode(note) else { return }
 		browser.invitePeer(
 			peer.mcPeer,
 			to: session,
-			withContext: try! JSONEncoder().encode(note),
-			timeout: 5
+			withContext: note,
+			timeout: 600
 		)
 		guard let idxToUpdate = visiblePeers.firstIndex(where: { $0.mcPeer == peer.mcPeer }) else { return }
 		visiblePeers[idxToUpdate].state = .invitationPending