# Reinviting users

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/reinviting-users/278908>\
**Category:** Bug\
**Tags:** email, invites\
**Created:** [September 13, 2023, 5:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reinviting-users/278908 "2023-09-13T17:12:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![simon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/simon/32/339122_2.png) [@simon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/simon)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2023, 6:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reinviting-users/278908/2 "2023-09-16T18:02:37Z")

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> [@earbasher](#):
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> I noticed that if I send an invite to an email, and then later send an invite to the same email, but this time with a custom message, it will send the email and not include the custom message.

I can reproduce what you are finding. I’m not sure if this is a bug or a UX issue. What seems to be happening is that if there is an existing invite for a specific email address, Discourse will resend the existing invite if you attempt to send a new invite to the same email address. The problem is that this is performed in the background, without giving the invite sender an indication of what is happening.

Instead of sending a new invite, you can edit and resend the initial invite:

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/5/b/c/5bc5f4157894c3cb00805b83d5ad2ae51fa92572.png)

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/6/5/6/656be15481812672fe50f33d24747a560def4430.png)

Discourse should somehow handle the case of a user sending an invite to an email address that they already have a pending invite for. Maybe a warning should appear on the invite form letting the user know that there is a pending invite for that email address and asking them if they want to edit and resend the existing invite.

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