diff --git a/test/api/v3/integration/groups/POST-groups_id_removeMember.test.js b/test/api/v3/integration/groups/POST-groups_id_removeMember.test.js
index 0ebde39361..9b197766b1 100644
--- a/test/api/v3/integration/groups/POST-groups_id_removeMember.test.js
+++ b/test/api/v3/integration/groups/POST-groups_id_removeMember.test.js
@@ -120,11 +120,13 @@ describe('POST /groups/:groupId/removeMember/:memberId', () => {
     });
 
     it('can remove other invites', async () => {
+      expect(partyInvitedUser.invitations.party).to.not.be.empty;
+
       await partyleader.post(`/groups/${party._id}/removeMember/${partyInvitedUser._id}`);
 
       let invitedUserWithoutInvite = await partyInvitedUser.get('/user');
 
-      expect(_.findIndex(invitedUserWithoutInvite.invitations.party, {id: party._id})).eql(-1);
+      expect(invitedUserWithoutInvite.invitations.party).to.be.empty;
     });
   });
 });
diff --git a/test/helpers/api-integration/v3/object-generators.js b/test/helpers/api-integration/v3/object-generators.js
index f257c3543f..501bda6cdc 100644
--- a/test/helpers/api-integration/v3/object-generators.js
+++ b/test/helpers/api-integration/v3/object-generators.js
@@ -128,6 +128,10 @@ export async function createAndPopulateGroup (settings = {}) {
 
   await Bluebird.all(invitationPromises);
 
+  await Bluebird.all(invitees.map((invitee) => {
+    return invitee.sync();
+  }));
+
   return {
     groupLeader,
     group,
diff --git a/website/server/controllers/api-v3/groups.js b/website/server/controllers/api-v3/groups.js
index 1c03d71f35..e3fe3708b4 100644
--- a/website/server/controllers/api-v3/groups.js
+++ b/website/server/controllers/api-v3/groups.js
@@ -466,8 +466,8 @@ api.removeGroupMember = {
         removeFromArray(member.invitations.guilds, { id: group._id });
       }
       if (isInvited === 'party') {
-        user.invitations.party = {};
-        user.markModified('invitations.party');
+        member.invitations.party = {};
+        member.markModified('invitations.party');
       }
     } else {
       throw new NotFound(res.t('groupMemberNotFound'));
@@ -514,6 +514,7 @@ async function _inviteByUUID (uuid, group, inviter, req, res) {
     }
 
     userToInvite.invitations.party = {id: group._id, name: group.name, inviter: inviter._id};
+    return userToInvite.save();
   }
 
   let groupLabel = group.type === 'guild' ? 'Guild' : 'Party';