diff --git a/src/mailer.js b/src/mailer.js
index 5a7ae4ea4..00951351f 100644
--- a/src/mailer.js
+++ b/src/mailer.js
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ function render(templateFile, params, translationAssets) {
 async function sendInvite(user, invitor, email, inviteLink) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof user, 'object');
     assert.strictEqual(typeof invitor, 'object');
-    assert.strictEqual(typeof invitor, 'string');
+    assert.strictEqual(typeof email, 'string');
     assert.strictEqual(typeof inviteLink, 'string');
 
     const mailConfig = await getMailConfig();
diff --git a/src/routes/users.js b/src/routes/users.js
index 4a2ad7fc9..36a54351e 100644
--- a/src/routes/users.js
+++ b/src/routes/users.js
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ async function sendInviteEmail(req, res, next) {
     if (users.compareRoles(req.user.role, req.resource.role) < 0) return next(new HttpError(403, `role '${req.resource.role}' is required but user has only '${req.user.role}'`));
 
     let [error] = await safe(users.sendInviteEmail(req.resource, req.body.email, AuditSource.fromRequest(req)));
-    if (error)  return next(BoxError.toHttpError(error));
+    if (error) return next(BoxError.toHttpError(error));
 
     next(new HttpSuccess(202, {}));
 }
diff --git a/src/users.js b/src/users.js
index 2b2c4ee83..3f0a18c10 100644
--- a/src/users.js
+++ b/src/users.js
@@ -764,9 +764,8 @@ async function sendInviteEmail(user, email, auditSource) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof user, 'object');
     assert.strictEqual(typeof email, 'string');
     assert.strictEqual(typeof auditSource, 'object');
-
-    const resetLink = await getInviteLink(user, auditSource);
-    await mailer.sendInvite(user, null /* invitor */, email, resetLink);
+    const inviteLink = await getInviteLink(user, auditSource);
+    await mailer.sendInvite(user, null /* invitor */, email, inviteLink);
 }
 
 async function setupAccount(user, data, auditSource) {