diff --git a/test/spec/controllers/inviteToGroupCtrlSpec.js b/test/spec/controllers/inviteToGroupCtrlSpec.js
index b90c85c565..5aeded8c98 100644
--- a/test/spec/controllers/inviteToGroupCtrlSpec.js
+++ b/test/spec/controllers/inviteToGroupCtrlSpec.js
@@ -51,8 +51,10 @@ describe('Invite to Group Controller', function() {
 
     context('email', function() {
       it('invites user with emails', function() {
-        scope.emails[0].name = 'Luigi';
-        scope.emails[0].email = 'mario_bro@themushroomkingdom.com';
+        scope.emails = [
+          {name: 'Luigi', email: 'mario_bro@themushroomkingdom.com'},
+          {name: 'Mario', email: 'mario@tmk.com'}
+        ];
 
         scope.inviteNewUsers('email');
         expect(groups.Group.invite).to.be.calledOnce;
@@ -60,7 +62,10 @@ describe('Invite to Group Controller', function() {
           gid: scope.group._id,
         }, {
           inviter: user.profile.name,
-          emails: [{name: 'Luigi', email: 'mario_bro@themushroomkingdom.com'},{name: '', email: ''}]
+          emails: [
+            {name: 'Luigi', email: 'mario_bro@themushroomkingdom.com'},
+            {name: 'Mario', email: 'mario@tmk.com'}
+          ]
 
         });
       });
@@ -74,6 +79,26 @@ describe('Invite to Group Controller', function() {
 
         expect(scope.emails).to.eql([{name:'', email: ''},{name:'', email: ''}]);
       });
+
+      it('filters out blank email inputs', function() {
+        scope.emails = [
+          {name: 'Luigi', email: 'mario_bro@themushroomkingdom.com'},
+          {name: 'Toad', email: ''},
+          {name: 'Mario', email: 'mario@tmk.com'}
+        ];
+
+        scope.inviteNewUsers('email');
+        expect(groups.Group.invite).to.be.calledOnce;
+        expect(groups.Group.invite).to.be.calledWith({
+          gid: scope.group._id,
+        }, {
+          inviter: user.profile.name,
+          emails: [
+            {name: 'Luigi', email: 'mario_bro@themushroomkingdom.com'},
+            {name: 'Mario', email: 'mario@tmk.com'}
+          ]
+        });
+      });
     });
 
     context('uuid', function() {
diff --git a/website/public/js/controllers/inviteToGroupCtrl.js b/website/public/js/controllers/inviteToGroupCtrl.js
index 65129910d4..9ff3a190f6 100644
--- a/website/public/js/controllers/inviteToGroupCtrl.js
+++ b/website/public/js/controllers/inviteToGroupCtrl.js
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@ habitrpg.controller('InviteToGroupCtrl', ['$scope', 'User', 'Groups', 'injectedG
 
     function _inviteByMethod(inviteMethod) {
       if (inviteMethod === 'email') {
-        Groups.Group.invite({gid: $scope.group._id}, {inviter: $scope.inviter, emails: $scope.emails}, function(){
+        var emails = _getEmails();
+
+        Groups.Group.invite({gid: $scope.group._id}, {inviter: $scope.inviter, emails: emails}, function(){
           Notification.text(window.env.t('invitationsSent'));
           _resetInvitees();
         }, function(){
@@ -49,6 +51,14 @@ habitrpg.controller('InviteToGroupCtrl', ['$scope', 'User', 'Groups', 'injectedG
       return filteredUuids;
     }
 
+    function _getEmails() {
+      var emails = _.filter($scope.emails, function(obj) {
+          return obj.email != '';
+      });
+      console.log(emails);
+      return emails;
+    }
+
     function _resetInvitees() {
       var emptyEmails = [{name:"",email:""},{name:"",email:""}];
       var emptyInvitees = [{uuid: ''}];