diff --git a/ui/component/invited/index.js b/ui/component/invited/index.js
index 9237df1e2..84c04b498 100644
--- a/ui/component/invited/index.js
+++ b/ui/component/invited/index.js
@@ -2,27 +2,31 @@ import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 import {
   selectUser,
   doClaimRewardType,
-  doUserFetch,
   doUserSetReferrer,
   selectSetReferrerPending,
   selectSetReferrerError,
   rewards as REWARDS,
   selectUnclaimedRewards,
 } from 'lbryinc';
+import { makeSelectIsSubscribed } from 'redux/selectors/subscriptions';
 import { doChannelSubscribe } from 'redux/actions/subscriptions';
 import Invited from './view';
 import { withRouter } from 'react-router';
 
-const select = state => ({
-  user: selectUser(state),
-  referrerSetPending: selectSetReferrerPending(state),
-  referrerSetError: selectSetReferrerError(state),
-  rewards: selectUnclaimedRewards(state),
-});
+const select = (state, props) => {
+  return {
+    user: selectUser(state),
+    referrerSetPending: selectSetReferrerPending(state),
+    referrerSetError: selectSetReferrerError(state),
+    rewards: selectUnclaimedRewards(state),
+    isSubscribed: makeSelectIsSubscribed(props.fullUri)(state),
+    fullUri: props.fullUri,
+    referrer: props.referrer,
+  };
+};
 
 const perform = dispatch => ({
   claimReward: () => dispatch(doClaimRewardType(REWARDS.TYPE_REFEREE)),
-  fetchUser: () => dispatch(doUserFetch()),
   setReferrer: referrer => dispatch(doUserSetReferrer(referrer)),
   channelSubscribe: uri => dispatch(doChannelSubscribe(uri)),
 });
diff --git a/ui/component/invited/view.jsx b/ui/component/invited/view.jsx
index 466dd5030..d64809f84 100644
--- a/ui/component/invited/view.jsx
+++ b/ui/component/invited/view.jsx
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 // @flow
 import * as PAGES from 'constants/pages';
 import React, { useEffect } from 'react';
-import { useParams } from 'react-router';
 import Button from 'component/button';
 import ClaimPreview from 'component/claimPreview';
 import Card from 'component/common/card';
@@ -10,7 +9,6 @@ import { rewards as REWARDS, ERRORS } from 'lbryinc';
 
 type Props = {
   user: any,
-  fetchUser: () => void,
   claimReward: () => void,
   setReferrer: string => void,
   referrerSetPending: boolean,
@@ -18,12 +16,14 @@ type Props = {
   channelSubscribe: (sub: Subscription) => void,
   history: { push: string => void },
   rewards: Array<Reward>,
+  referrer: string,
+  fullUri: string,
+  isSubscribed: boolean,
 };
 
 function Invited(props: Props) {
   const {
     user,
-    fetchUser,
     claimReward,
     setReferrer,
     referrerSetPending,
@@ -31,19 +31,26 @@ function Invited(props: Props) {
     channelSubscribe,
     history,
     rewards,
+    fullUri,
+    referrer,
+    isSubscribed,
   } = props;
 
-  // useParams requires react-router-dom ^v5.1.0
-  const { referrer } = useParams();
-  const refUri = 'lbry://' + referrer.replace(':', '#');
+  const refUri = referrer && 'lbry://' + referrer.replace(':', '#');
   const referrerIsChannel = parseURI(refUri).isChannel;
   const rewardsApproved = user && user.is_reward_approved;
   const hasVerifiedEmail = user && user.has_verified_email;
   const referredRewardAvailable = rewards && rewards.some(reward => reward.reward_type === REWARDS.TYPE_REFEREE);
 
+  // always follow if it's a channel
   useEffect(() => {
-    fetchUser();
-  }, []);
+    if (fullUri && !isSubscribed) {
+      channelSubscribe({
+        channelName: parseURI(fullUri).claimName,
+        uri: fullUri,
+      });
+    }
+  }, [fullUri, isSubscribed]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!referrerSetPending && hasVerifiedEmail) {
@@ -57,23 +64,7 @@ function Invited(props: Props) {
     }
   }, [referrer]);
 
-  // if they land here due to a referrer but already claimed, make them follow anyway
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (!referredRewardAvailable && referrerIsChannel) {
-      channelSubscribe({
-        channelName: parseURI(refUri).claimName,
-        uri: refUri,
-      });
-    }
-  }, [referredRewardAvailable, referrerIsChannel]);
-
   function handleDone() {
-    if (hasVerifiedEmail && referrerIsChannel) {
-      channelSubscribe({
-        channelName: parseURI(refUri).claimName,
-        uri: refUri,
-      });
-    }
     history.push(`/$/${PAGES.DISCOVER}`);
   }
 
diff --git a/ui/page/invited/index.js b/ui/page/invited/index.js
index 4628a657d..1abc81952 100644
--- a/ui/page/invited/index.js
+++ b/ui/page/invited/index.js
@@ -1,10 +1,24 @@
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 import InvitedPage from './view';
+import { makeSelectPermanentUrlForUri } from 'lbry-redux';
+import { withRouter } from 'react-router';
 
-const select = () => ({});
+const select = (state, props) => {
+  const { match } = props;
+  const { params } = match;
+  const { referrer } = params;
+  const sanitizedReferrer = referrer ? referrer.replace(':', '#') : '';
+  const uri = `lbry://${sanitizedReferrer}`;
+  return {
+    fullUri: makeSelectPermanentUrlForUri(uri)(state),
+    referrer: referrer,
+  };
+};
 const perform = () => ({});
 
-export default connect(
-  select,
-  perform
-)(InvitedPage);
+export default withRouter(
+  connect(
+    select,
+    perform
+  )(InvitedPage)
+);
diff --git a/ui/page/invited/view.jsx b/ui/page/invited/view.jsx
index a136dcd93..8dd8f8e50 100644
--- a/ui/page/invited/view.jsx
+++ b/ui/page/invited/view.jsx
@@ -3,10 +3,16 @@ import React from 'react';
 import Page from 'component/page';
 import Invited from 'component/invited';
 
-export default function ReferredPage() {
+type Props = {
+  fullUri: string,
+  referrer: string,
+};
+export default function ReferredPage(props: Props) {
+  const { fullUri, referrer } = props;
+
   return (
     <Page authPage className="main--auth-page">
-      <Invited />
+      <Invited fullUri={fullUri} referrer={referrer} />
     </Page>
   );
 }
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 7d8a1ff1b..389668882 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -7071,9 +7071,9 @@ lbry-redux@lbryio/lbry-redux#a2be979986dc93be4c2c596846109f5394f64fa1:
     reselect "^3.0.0"
     uuid "^3.3.2"
 
-lbryinc@lbryio/lbryinc#6042c6f7bbf5fe7c6db2bd169f5b1c4558485c4c:
+lbryinc@lbryio/lbryinc#018d149fb493615c7179d1ea3c497f07b9c8aed6:
   version "0.0.1"
-  resolved "https://codeload.github.com/lbryio/lbryinc/tar.gz/6042c6f7bbf5fe7c6db2bd169f5b1c4558485c4c"
+  resolved "https://codeload.github.com/lbryio/lbryinc/tar.gz/018d149fb493615c7179d1ea3c497f07b9c8aed6"
   dependencies:
     reselect "^3.0.0"