diff --git a/modules/page/html/render/public.js b/modules/page/html/render/public.js
index cbe57c355..faf85ec52 100644
--- a/modules/page/html/render/public.js
+++ b/modules/page/html/render/public.js
@@ -109,14 +109,17 @@ exports.create = function (api) {
         h('button -pub -full', {
           'ev-click': api.invite.sheet
         }, i18n('+ Join Pub')),
-        h('SplitButton', [
-          h('button -createInvite', {
-            'ev-click': api.dhtInvite.create.sheet
-          }, i18n('Create Invite')),
-          h('button -acceptInvite', {
-            'ev-click': api.dhtInvite.accept.sheet
-          }, i18n('Accept Invite'))
-        ]),
+
+        // disabling DHT invites until they work in sbot@13
+        //
+        // h('SplitButton', [
+        //   h('button -createInvite', {
+        //     'ev-click': api.dhtInvite.create.sheet
+        //   }, i18n('Create Invite')),
+        //   h('button -acceptInvite', {
+        //     'ev-click': api.dhtInvite.accept.sheet
+        //   }, i18n('Accept Invite'))
+        // ]),
 
         when(loading, [ h('Loading') ], [
           when(computed(channels, x => x.length), h('h2', i18n('Active Channels'))),
diff --git a/server-process.js b/server-process.js
index c90e53ae6..94ddc6af3 100644
--- a/server-process.js
+++ b/server-process.js
@@ -3,19 +3,21 @@ var Path = require('path')
 var electron = require('electron')
 var spawn = require('child_process').spawn
 var fixPath = require('fix-path')
-var DHT = require('multiserver-dht')
+// var DHT = require('multiserver-dht')
 
-function dhtTransport (sbot) {
-  sbot.multiserver.transport({
-    name: 'dht',
-    create: dhtConfig => {
-      return DHT({
-        keys: sbot.dhtInvite.channels(),
-        port: dhtConfig.port
-      })
-    }
-  })
-}
+// removing DHT invites until they work in sbot@13
+//
+// function dhtTransport (sbot) {
+//   sbot.multiserver.transport({
+//     name: 'dht',
+//     create: dhtConfig => {
+//       return DHT({
+//         keys: sbot.dhtInvite.channels(),
+//         port: dhtConfig.port
+//       })
+//     }
+//   })
+// }
 
 var createSbot = require('scuttlebot')
   .use(require('scuttlebot/plugins/master'))
@@ -27,8 +29,8 @@ var createSbot = require('scuttlebot')
   .use(require('ssb-blobs'))
   .use(require('ssb-backlinks'))
   .use(require('ssb-private'))
-  .use(require('ssb-dht-invite')) // this one must come before dhtTransport
-  .use(dhtTransport)
+  // .use(require('ssb-dht-invite')) // this one must come before dhtTransport
+  // .use(dhtTransport)
   .use(require('scuttlebot/plugins/invite'))
   .use(require('scuttlebot/plugins/local'))
   .use(require('scuttlebot/plugins/logging'))