diff --git a/apps/platform/trpc/routers/orgRouter/users/invitesRouter.ts b/apps/platform/trpc/routers/orgRouter/users/invitesRouter.ts
index 5fd8e02f..30d79250 100644
--- a/apps/platform/trpc/routers/orgRouter/users/invitesRouter.ts
+++ b/apps/platform/trpc/routers/orgRouter/users/invitesRouter.ts
@@ -70,25 +70,33 @@ export const invitesRouter = router({
 
       // Insert account profile - save ID
       return db.transaction(async (db) => {
+        const test = await db.query.orgInvitations.findFirst({
+          where: eq(
+            orgInvitations.email,
+            notification!!.notificationEmailAddress as string
+          ),
+          columns: {
+            id: true
+          }
+        });
+
         //check existing email invite
-        await db.query.orgInvitations
-          .findFirst({
-            where: eq(
-              orgInvitations.email,
-              notification?.notificationEmailAddress as string
-            ),
-            columns: {
-              id: true
-            }
-          })
-          .then((res: any) => {
-            if (res) {
-              throw new TRPCError({
-                code: 'UNPROCESSABLE_CONTENT',
-                message: 'Email already invited'
-              });
-            }
+        const sentInviteEmails = await db.query.orgInvitations.findFirst({
+          where: eq(
+            orgInvitations.email,
+            notification!!.notificationEmailAddress
+          ),
+          columns: {
+            id: true
+          }
+        });
+
+        if (sentInviteEmails) {
+          throw new TRPCError({
+            code: 'BAD_REQUEST',
+            message: 'Email already invited'
           });
+        }
 
         const orgMemberProfilePublicId = typeIdGenerator('orgMemberProfile');
         const orgMemberProfileResponse = await db