diff --git a/src/app/invite/index.tsx b/src/app/invite/index.tsx
index 1c56def5..519e4354 100644
--- a/src/app/invite/index.tsx
+++ b/src/app/invite/index.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,12 @@ import { ChevronLeft } from "lucide-react";
 import { AuthBrandLogo } from "@/app/(auth)/_components/auth-brand-logo";
 import { AuthCardHeader } from "@/app/(auth)/_components/auth-card-header";
 import { AuthPageShell } from "@/app/(auth)/_components/auth-page-shell";
-import { INVALID_INVITE_MESSAGE } from "@/domain/team-member-invite/types/team-member-invite";
+import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
+import { inviteErrorCode } from "@/domain/team-member-invite/api/team-member-invite-api";
+import {
+  INVALID_INVITE_MESSAGE,
+  INVITE_UNREACHABLE_MESSAGE,
+} from "@/domain/team-member-invite/types/team-member-invite";
 import { useTeamMemberInviteDetails } from "@/domain/team-member-invite/use-cases/use-team-member-invite";
 
 import { InviteWizard } from "./_components/invite-wizard";
@@ -28,6 +33,27 @@ function InviteBody({ token }: { token: string }) {
     );
   }
 
+  // Only the server's own `invalid_invite` answer means the link is dead. A request that never
+  // got that answer (offline, timeout, 5xx) says nothing about the token, so offer a retry
+  // instead of sending the member to their admin for a new invite.
+  if (!inviteEnded && details.isError && inviteErrorCode(details.error) !== "invalid_invite") {
+    return (
+      <Box>
+        <AuthCardHeader title="Couldn't load your invite" subtitle={INVITE_UNREACHABLE_MESSAGE} />
+        <Button
+          type="button"
+          fullWidth
+          size="lg"
+          loading={details.isFetching}
+          loadingText="Trying again…"
+          onClick={() => void details.refetch()}
+        >
+          Try again
+        </Button>
+      </Box>
+    );
+  }
+
   if (inviteEnded || details.data === undefined) {
     return <AuthCardHeader title="Invite unavailable" subtitle={INVALID_INVITE_MESSAGE} />;
   }
diff --git a/src/domain/team-member-invite/types/team-member-invite.ts b/src/domain/team-member-invite/types/team-member-invite.ts
index c89ac3e4..a661ef49 100644
--- a/src/domain/team-member-invite/types/team-member-invite.ts
+++ b/src/domain/team-member-invite/types/team-member-invite.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 export const INVALID_INVITE_MESSAGE =
   "This invite link is invalid or has expired. Ask your admin to send a new invite.";
 
+/** Shown when the invite could not be checked at all (offline, timeout, server error); the link may still be valid. */
+export const INVITE_UNREACHABLE_MESSAGE =
+  "We couldn't reach the server to check your invite. Check your connection and try again.";
+
 /** The read-only identity an admin set when inviting the member. */
 export interface TeamMemberInviteDetails {
   name: string;
diff --git a/src/test/app/invite/invite-registration-page.test.tsx b/src/test/app/invite/invite-registration-page.test.tsx
index fa8b35fc..d640dc3c 100644
--- a/src/test/app/invite/invite-registration-page.test.tsx
+++ b/src/test/app/invite/invite-registration-page.test.tsx
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ type ServerOptions = {
   /** The admin re-sent the invite after the code went out, revoking this token. */
   revokedBeforeVerify?: boolean;
   rejectPasswordAtFinish?: boolean;
+  /** How the first `resolve` call fails before the server answers normally. */
+  resolveFailsOnce?: "network" | "server-error";
 };
 
 const INVALID_INVITE_BODY = {
@@ -59,9 +61,11 @@ function installInviteServer({
   resendTooSoon = false,
   revokedBeforeVerify = false,
   rejectPasswordAtFinish = false,
+  resolveFailsOnce,
 }: ServerOptions = {}) {
   const calls: Call[] = [];
   let sends = 0;
+  let resolves = 0;
 
   vi.spyOn(globalThis, "fetch").mockImplementation(async (input, init) => {
     const request = input instanceof Request ? input : new Request(input, init);
@@ -69,6 +73,13 @@ function installInviteServer({
     const body = (await request.json()) as Record<string, unknown>;
     calls.push({ path, url: request.url, body });
 
+    if (path === "resolve" && resolveFailsOnce && ++resolves === 1) {
+      if (resolveFailsOnce === "network") {
+        throw new TypeError("Failed to fetch");
+      }
+      return json(500, { message: "Internal Server Error" });
+    }
+
     if (body.token !== TOKEN || (revokedBeforeVerify && path === "verify-code")) {
       return json(400, INVALID_INVITE_BODY);
     }
@@ -168,6 +179,38 @@ describe("Invite registration", { timeout: 15_000 }, () => {
     expect(screen.getByRole("link", { name: "Back to login" })).toHaveAttribute("href", "/login");
   });
 
+  it.each(["network", "server-error"] as const)(
+    "offers a retry instead of the dead-invite message when resolve fails (%s)",
+    async (failure) => {
+      const calls = installInviteServer({ resolveFailsOnce: failure });
+      const user = userEvent.setup();
+      renderInvite(`#${TOKEN}`);
+
+      expect(
+        await screen.findByRole("heading", { name: "Couldn't load your invite" }),
+      ).toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(
+        screen.getByText(
+          "We couldn't reach the server to check your invite. Check your connection and try again.",
+        ),
+      ).toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(screen.queryByRole("heading", { name: "Invite unavailable" })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(
+        screen.queryByText(
+          "This invite link is invalid or has expired. Ask your admin to send a new invite.",
+        ),
+      ).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(vi.mocked(toast.error)).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+      await user.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Try again" }));
+
+      expect(
+        await screen.findByRole("heading", { name: "Create your password" }),
+      ).toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(calls.map((call) => call.path)).toEqual(["resolve", "resolve"]);
+    },
+  );
+
   it("does not call the server when the link carries no token", async () => {
     const calls = installInviteServer();
     renderInvite("");