diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/createSession.js b/web/app/assets/javascripts/createSession.js
index b5c7808bf..4f8026dc0 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/createSession.js
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/createSession.js
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@
         function initialize(invitationDialogInstance, inviteMusiciansDialogInstance) {
             invitationDialog = invitationDialogInstance;
             inviteMusiciansDialog = inviteMusiciansDialogInstance;
-            inviteMusiciansDialog.appendFriendSelector($('#create-session-invite-musicians'));
+            inviteMusiciansDialog.inviteSessionCreate('#create-session-invite-musicians');
             events();
             loadBands();
             loadSessionSettings();
diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/inviteMusicians.js b/web/app/assets/javascripts/inviteMusicians.js
index 10226ff6b..fa26c0429 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/inviteMusicians.js
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/inviteMusicians.js
@@ -13,6 +13,31 @@
         var autoComplete = null;
         var rest = context.JK.Rest();
         var mySaveCallback;
+        var inviteAction = 'create';  // create/update
+
+        this.inviteSessionCreate = function(elemSelector) {
+            inviteAction = 'create';
+            _appendFriendSelector($(elemSelector));
+        };
+
+        this.inviteSessionUpdate = function(elemSelector, sessionId) {
+            inviteAction = 'update';
+            if (0 == $(elemSelector + ' .friendbox').length) {
+                _appendFriendSelector($(elemSelector));
+            }
+            this.clearSelections();
+            $.ajax({
+                ajax: false,
+                url: "/api/invitations",
+                data: { session_id:  sessionId, sender: context.JK.currentUserId }
+            }).done(function(response) {
+                response.map(function(item) {
+                    var dd = item['receiver']
+                    selectedFriendIds[dd['id']] = true;
+                    addInvitation(dd['name'], dd['id']);
+                });
+            }).fail(app.ajaxError);
+        }
 
         this.clearSelections = function() {
             userNames = [];
@@ -65,7 +90,11 @@
         function addInvitation(value, data) {
             if ($('.selected-friends div[user-id=' + data + ']').length === 0) {
                 var template = $('#template-added-invitation').html();
-                var invitationHtml = context.JK.fillTemplate(template, {userId: data, userName: value});
+                var image_style = inviteAction == 'update' ? 'display:none' : '';
+                var invitationHtml = context.JK.fillTemplate(template, 
+                                                             {userId: data, 
+                                                              userName: value,
+                                                              image_style: image_style});
                 $('.selected-friends').append(invitationHtml);
                 $('#friend-input').select();
                 selectedFriendIds[data] = true;
@@ -142,43 +171,22 @@
             });
         }
 
-        function events() {
-            //if ($('.btn-choose-friends').data('events') === undefined) {
-                $('.selected-friends').on("click", ".invitation a", removeInvitation);
-                $('.btn-choose-friends').click(function(){
-                    friendSelectorDialog.showDialog(selectedFriendIds);
-                });
-            //}
+        function _events() {
+            $('#selected-friends-'+inviteAction).on("click", ".invitation a", removeInvitation);
+            $('#btn-choose-friends-'+inviteAction).click(function(){
+                friendSelectorDialog.showDialog(selectedFriendIds);
+            });
         }
 
-        this.inviteJoinSession = function(sessionId) {
-            if (0 == $('#join-session-invite-musicians .friendbox').length) {
-                this.appendFriendSelector($('#join-session-invite-musicians'));
-            }
-            this.clearSelections();
-            $.ajax({
-                ajax: false,
-                url: "/api/invitations",
-                data: {
-                    session_id:  sessionId,
-                    sender: context.JK.currentUserId
-                }
-            }).done(function(response) {
-                response.map(function(item) {
-                    var dd = item['receiver']
-                    selectedFriendIds[dd['id']] = true;
-                    addInvitation(dd['name'], dd['id']);
-                });
-            }).fail(app.ajaxError);
+        function _friendSelectorHTML() {
+            return context.JK.fillTemplate($('#template-session-invite-musicians').html(),
+                                           {choose_friends_id: 'btn-choose-friends-'+inviteAction,
+                                            selected_friends_id: 'selected-friends-'+inviteAction}); 
         }
 
-        function friendSelectorHTML() {
-            return context.JK.fillTemplate($('#template-session-invite-musicians').html(),{}); 
-        }
-
-        this.appendFriendSelector = function(elem) {
-            elem.append(friendSelectorHTML());
-            events();
+        function _appendFriendSelector(elemSelector) {
+            elemSelector.append(_friendSelectorHTML());
+            _events();
         };
 
         this.initialize = function(friendSelectorDialogInstance) {
diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/session.js b/web/app/assets/javascripts/session.js
index 0b253d8bd..569b011f9 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/session.js
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/session.js
@@ -1305,7 +1305,7 @@
         }
 
         function inviteMusicians() {
-            inviteMusiciansDialog.inviteJoinSession(sessionId);
+            inviteMusiciansDialog.inviteSessionUpdate('#update-session-invite-musicians', sessionId);
         }
 
         function events() {
diff --git a/web/app/views/clients/_createSession.html.erb b/web/app/views/clients/_createSession.html.erb
index 56e5304a4..7a0b3f565 100644
--- a/web/app/views/clients/_createSession.html.erb
+++ b/web/app/views/clients/_createSession.html.erb
@@ -156,13 +156,6 @@
     </div>
 </div>
 
-<!-- Added Invitation Template -->
-<script type="text/template" id="template-added-invitation">
-    <div user-id="{userId}" class="invitation">{userName} 
-        <a><%= image_tag "shared/icon_delete_sm.png", :size => "13x13" %></a>
-    </div>
-</script>
-
 <!-- Band option template -->
 <script type="text/template" id="template-band-option">
     <option value="{value}">{label}</option>
diff --git a/web/app/views/clients/_inviteSessionMusicians.html.erb b/web/app/views/clients/_inviteMusicians.html.erb
similarity index 63%
rename from web/app/views/clients/_inviteSessionMusicians.html.erb
rename to web/app/views/clients/_inviteMusicians.html.erb
index 6963c4f10..3148e5daa 100644
--- a/web/app/views/clients/_inviteSessionMusicians.html.erb
+++ b/web/app/views/clients/_inviteMusicians.html.erb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <!-- Invite Session Musicians Selector Dialog -->
 <div class="dialog invitemusicians-overlay" layout="dialog" layout-id="select-invites">
-    <div class="invitemusicians-inner" id="join-session-invite-musicians">
+    <div class="invitemusicians-inner" id="update-session-invite-musicians">
     </div>
     <br clear="all" />
     <div class="left">
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 <script type="text/template" id="template-session-invite-musicians">
   <div>
     <div class="right" layout-link="select-friends">
-      <a href="#" class="btn-choose-friends button-grey">CHOOSE FRIENDS</a>
+      <a href="#" class="btn-choose-friends button-grey" id="{choose_friends_id}">CHOOSE FRIENDS</a>
     </div>
     <div style="margin-right:140px;">
       Start typing friends' names or:
@@ -25,7 +25,14 @@
   <br />
   <!-- friend invitation box -->
   <div class="friendbox">
-    <div class="selected-friends"></div>
+    <div class="selected-friends" id="{selected_friends_id}"></div>
     <input id="friend-input" type="text" placeholder="Looking up friends..." />
   </div>
 </script>
+
+<!-- Added Invitation Template -->
+<script type="text/template" id="template-added-invitation">
+    <div user-id="{userId}" class="invitation">{userName} 
+        <a><%= image_tag "shared/icon_delete_sm.png", :size => "13x13", :style => "{image_style}" %></a>
+    </div>
+</script>
diff --git a/web/app/views/clients/index.html.erb b/web/app/views/clients/index.html.erb
index 42586fd45..d19151888 100644
--- a/web/app/views/clients/index.html.erb
+++ b/web/app/views/clients/index.html.erb
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 <%= render "account_profile_avatar" %>
 <%= render "account_audio_profile" %>
 <%= render "invitationDialog" %>
-<%= render "inviteSessionMusicians" %>
+<%= render "inviteMusicians" %>
 <%= render "whatsNextDialog" %>
 <%= render "recordingFinishedDialog" %>
 <%= render "localRecordingsDialog" %>