diff --git a/jarvis/cogs/dev.py b/jarvis/cogs/dev.py
index f08bf22..c7b5e6d 100644
--- a/jarvis/cogs/dev.py
+++ b/jarvis/cogs/dev.py
@@ -211,6 +211,12 @@ class DevCog(Scale):
         required=True,
     )
     async def _encode(self, ctx: InteractionContext, method: str, data: str) -> None:
+        if invites.search(data):
+            await ctx.send(
+                "Please don't use this to bypass invite restrictions",
+                ephemeral=True,
+            )
+            return
         mstr = method
         method = getattr(base64, method + "encode")
         try: