diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/admin.tsx b/frontend/src/routes/admin.tsx
index 7dc7e36..aac7b4e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/admin.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/admin.tsx
@@ -179,10 +179,6 @@ function QRPanel({
       }
     >
       <div className="flex flex-col gap-4">
-        <Alert size="sm" color="secondary">
-          Waiting for {result.voterName} to scan the QR code…
-        </Alert>
-
         {/* QR code — white background ensures readability regardless of theme */}
         <div className="flex justify-center">
           <div
@@ -945,14 +941,8 @@ function Admin() {
   const [tallyDownloadError, setTallyDownloadError] = useState<string | null>(
     null,
   );
-  // Ref so the SSE closure always reads the current qrInfo without re-subscribing.
-  const qrInfoRef = useRef(qrInfo);
   const [loadError, setLoadError] = useState<string | null>(null);
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    qrInfoRef.current = qrInfo;
-  }, [qrInfo]);
-
   const reloadVoters = useCallback(async () => {
     try {
       const list = await fetchVoterList();
@@ -1050,13 +1040,9 @@ function Admin() {
       withCredentials: true,
     });
     es.onmessage = (e) => {
-      const raw = (e.data as string).replace(/^"|"$/g, "");
-      if (raw === "Ready") {
-        const name = qrInfoRef.current?.voterName ?? null;
-        setQrInfo(null);
-        setJoinedVoterName(name);
-        reloadVoters();
-      }
+      const name = e.data as string;
+      setJoinedVoterName(name);
+      reloadVoters();
     };
     es.onerror = () => console.warn("invite-watch SSE disconnected");
     return () => es.close();
@@ -1283,7 +1269,7 @@ function Admin() {
         <div className="flex flex-col gap-6">
           <AddVoterPanel onAdded={handleVoterAdded} voteState={voteState} />
 
-          {joinedVoterName && !qrInfo && (
+          {joinedVoterName && (
             <Alert
               size="m"
               color="primary"
diff --git a/rustsystem-server/src/api/host/invite_watch.rs b/rustsystem-server/src/api/host/invite_watch.rs
index dba9f54..fd55784 100644
--- a/rustsystem-server/src/api/host/invite_watch.rs
+++ b/rustsystem-server/src/api/host/invite_watch.rs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ impl APIHandler for InviteWatch {
     const PATH: &'static str = "/invite-watch";
     const SUCCESS_CODE: StatusCode = StatusCode::OK;
     type SuccessResponse =
-        Sse<FilterMap<WatchStream<bool>, fn(bool) -> Option<Result<Event, APIError>>>>;
+        Sse<FilterMap<WatchStream<Option<String>>, fn(Option<String>) -> Option<Result<Event, APIError>>>>;
 
     async fn route(request: Self::Request) -> Result<Self::SuccessResponse, APIError> {
         let InviteWatchRequest {
@@ -36,12 +36,8 @@ impl APIHandler for InviteWatch {
             state: State(state),
         } = request;
 
-        let upon_event = |new_state| {
-            if new_state {
-                Some(Ok::<Event, APIError>(Event::default().data("Ready")))
-            } else {
-                Some(Ok::<Event, APIError>(Event::default().data("Wait")))
-            }
+        let upon_event = |new_state: Option<String>| {
+            new_state.map(|name| Ok::<Event, APIError>(Event::default().data(name)))
         };
 
         let meeting = state.get_meeting(auth.muuid).await?;
diff --git a/rustsystem-server/src/api/host/start_invite.rs b/rustsystem-server/src/api/host/start_invite.rs
index 441192d..dbc3901 100644
--- a/rustsystem-server/src/api/host/start_invite.rs
+++ b/rustsystem-server/src/api/host/start_invite.rs
@@ -33,8 +33,7 @@ impl APIHandler for StartInvite {
             state: State(state),
         } = request;
 
-        let meeting = state.get_meeting(auth.muuid).await?;
-        meeting.invite_auth.write().await.set_state(true);
+        state.get_meeting(auth.muuid).await?;
 
         info!(muuid = %auth.muuid, "Invite watch opened");
 
diff --git a/rustsystem-server/src/api/login.rs b/rustsystem-server/src/api/login.rs
index 0edbaca..b5effae 100644
--- a/rustsystem-server/src/api/login.rs
+++ b/rustsystem-server/src/api/login.rs
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ impl APIHandler for Login {
             voter.name.clone()
         }; // voters write guard released
 
-        // Signal the invite watcher.
-        meeting.invite_auth.write().await.set_state(true);
+        // Signal the invite watcher with the voter's name.
+        meeting.invite_auth.write().await.notify_login(voter_name.clone());
 
         // Validate optional admin credentials.
         let is_host = if let Some(admin_cred) = body.admin_cred {
diff --git a/rustsystem-server/src/invite_auth.rs b/rustsystem-server/src/invite_auth.rs
index 86a5c36..e1fb62f 100644
--- a/rustsystem-server/src/invite_auth.rs
+++ b/rustsystem-server/src/invite_auth.rs
@@ -2,22 +2,22 @@ use tokio::sync::watch::{Receiver, Sender};
 use tracing::error;
 
 pub struct InviteAuthority {
-    state_tx: Sender<bool>,
+    state_tx: Sender<Option<String>>,
 }
 impl InviteAuthority {
     pub fn new() -> Self {
         Self {
-            state_tx: Sender::new(false),
+            state_tx: Sender::new(None),
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn set_state(&mut self, new_state: bool) {
-        if let Err(e) = self.state_tx.send(new_state) {
+    pub fn notify_login(&mut self, voter_name: String) {
+        if let Err(e) = self.state_tx.send(Some(voter_name)) {
             error!("{e}");
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn new_watcher(&self) -> Receiver<bool> {
+    pub fn new_watcher(&self) -> Receiver<Option<String>> {
         self.state_tx.subscribe()
     }
 }