diff --git a/test/api/v3/integration/groups/POST-groups_invite.test.js b/test/api/v3/integration/groups/POST-groups_invite.test.js
index 385fa431a6..712c9a8f3c 100644
--- a/test/api/v3/integration/groups/POST-groups_invite.test.js
+++ b/test/api/v3/integration/groups/POST-groups_invite.test.js
@@ -322,18 +322,18 @@ describe('Post /groups/:groupId/invite', () => {
 
   describe('guild invites', () => {
     it('returns an error when invited user is already invited to the group', async () => {
-      let userToInivite = await generateUser();
+      let userToInvite = await generateUser();
       await inviter.post(`/groups/${group._id}/invite`, {
-        uuids: [userToInivite._id],
+        uuids: [userToInvite._id],
       });
 
       await expect(inviter.post(`/groups/${group._id}/invite`, {
-        uuids: [userToInivite._id],
+        uuids: [userToInvite._id],
       }))
         .to.eventually.be.rejected.and.eql({
           code: 401,
           error: 'NotAuthorized',
-          message: t('userAlreadyInvitedToGroup'),
+          message: t('userAlreadyInvitedToGroup', { userId: userToInvite._id, username: userToInvite.profile.name}),
         });
     });
 
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ describe('Post /groups/:groupId/invite', () => {
         .to.eventually.be.rejected.and.eql({
           code: 401,
           error: 'NotAuthorized',
-          message: t('userAlreadyInGroup'),
+          message: t('userAlreadyInGroup', { userId: userToInvite._id, username: userToInvite.profile.name}),
         });
     });
 
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ describe('Post /groups/:groupId/invite', () => {
         .to.eventually.be.rejected.and.eql({
           code: 401,
           error: 'NotAuthorized',
-          message: t('userAlreadyPendingInvitation'),
+          message: t('userAlreadyPendingInvitation', { userId: userToInvite._id, username: userToInvite.profile.name}),
         });
     });
 
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ describe('Post /groups/:groupId/invite', () => {
         .to.eventually.be.rejected.and.eql({
           code: 401,
           error: 'NotAuthorized',
-          message: t('userAlreadyInAParty'),
+          message: t('userAlreadyInAParty', { userId: userToInvite._id, username: userToInvite.profile.name}),
         });
     });
 
diff --git a/website/client/app.vue b/website/client/app.vue
index 18f1adbe50..c1c877dfa0 100644
--- a/website/client/app.vue
+++ b/website/client/app.vue
@@ -229,9 +229,12 @@ export default {
           return Promise.resolve(error);
         }
 
+        const errorData = error.response.data;
+        const errorMessage = errorData.message || errorData;
+
         this.$store.dispatch('snackbars:add', {
           title: 'Habitica',
-          text: error.response.data,
+          text: errorMessage,
           type: 'error',
           timeout: true,
         });
diff --git a/website/common/locales/en/groups.json b/website/common/locales/en/groups.json
index e98f66076a..9029b2715a 100644
--- a/website/common/locales/en/groups.json
+++ b/website/common/locales/en/groups.json
@@ -222,11 +222,11 @@
   "inviteMissingUuid": "Missing user id in invite",
   "inviteMustNotBeEmpty": "Invite must not be empty.",
   "partyMustbePrivate": "Parties must be private",
-  "userAlreadyInGroup": "User already in that group.",
+  "userAlreadyInGroup": "UserID: <%= userId %>, User \"<%= username %>\" already in that group.",
   "cannotInviteSelfToGroup": "You cannot invite yourself to a group.",
-  "userAlreadyInvitedToGroup": "User already invited to that group.",
-  "userAlreadyPendingInvitation": "User already pending invitation.",
-  "userAlreadyInAParty": "User already in a Party.",
+  "userAlreadyInvitedToGroup": "UserID: <%= userId %>, User \"<%= username %>\" already invited to that group.",
+  "userAlreadyPendingInvitation": "UserID: <%= userId %>, User \"<%= username %>\" already pending invitation.",
+  "userAlreadyInAParty": "UserID: <%= userId %>, User \"<%= username %>\"  already in a party. ",
   "userWithIDNotFound": "User with id \"<%= userId %>\" not found.",
   "userHasNoLocalRegistration": "User does not have a local registration (username, email, password).",
   "uuidsMustBeAnArray": "User ID invites must be an array.",
diff --git a/website/server/controllers/api-v3/groups.js b/website/server/controllers/api-v3/groups.js
index bcc321d427..67512a51bb 100644
--- a/website/server/controllers/api-v3/groups.js
+++ b/website/server/controllers/api-v3/groups.js
@@ -935,10 +935,10 @@ async function _inviteByUUID (uuid, group, inviter, req, res) {
 
   if (group.type === 'guild') {
     if (_.includes(userToInvite.guilds, group._id)) {
-      throw new NotAuthorized(res.t('userAlreadyInGroup'));
+      throw new NotAuthorized(res.t('userAlreadyInGroup', { userId: uuid, username: userToInvite.profile.name}));
     }
     if (_.find(userToInvite.invitations.guilds, {id: group._id})) {
-      throw new NotAuthorized(res.t('userAlreadyInvitedToGroup'));
+      throw new NotAuthorized(res.t('userAlreadyInvitedToGroup', { userId: uuid, username: userToInvite.profile.name}));
     }
 
     let guildInvite = {
@@ -952,14 +952,14 @@ async function _inviteByUUID (uuid, group, inviter, req, res) {
   } else if (group.type === 'party') {
     // Do not add to invitations.parties array if the user is already invited to that party
     if (_.find(userToInvite.invitations.parties, {id: group._id})) {
-      throw new NotAuthorized(res.t('userAlreadyPendingInvitation'));
+      throw new NotAuthorized(res.t('userAlreadyPendingInvitation', { userId: uuid, username: userToInvite.profile.name}));
     }
 
     if (userToInvite.party._id) {
       let userParty = await Group.getGroup({user: userToInvite, groupId: 'party', fields: 'memberCount'});
 
       // Allow user to be invited to a new party when they're partying solo
-      if (userParty && userParty.memberCount !== 1) throw new NotAuthorized(res.t('userAlreadyInAParty'));
+      if (userParty && userParty.memberCount !== 1) throw new NotAuthorized(res.t('userAlreadyInAParty', { userId: uuid, username: userToInvite.profile.name}));
     }
 
     let partyInvite = {id: group._id, name: group.name, inviter: inviter._id};