diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/inviteMusicians.js b/web/app/assets/javascripts/inviteMusicians.js
index 7c4fdb505..b54db4432 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/inviteMusicians.js
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/inviteMusicians.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
         var inviteAction = 'create';  // create/update
         var friendInput = null;
         var updateSessionID = null;
-        var addInstructions = null;
+        var addInstructions = '';
 
         function _initInvite(elemSelector, iAction, instructions) {
             addInstructions = instructions;
@@ -38,7 +38,10 @@
             this.clearSelections();
             updateSessionID = sessionId;
             friendSelectorDialog.setCallback(friendSelectorCallback);
+
             inviteAction = 'update';
+            friendInput = '#friend-input-'+inviteAction;
+
             if (0 == $(elemSelector + ' .friendbox').length) {
                 _appendFriendSelector($(elemSelector));
                 $('#btn-save-invites').click(function() {
@@ -77,24 +80,18 @@
                         userIds.push(this.id);
                         userPhotoUrls.push(this.photo_url);
                     });
-
-                    var autoCompleteOptions = {
-                        lookup: { suggestions: userNames, data: userIds },
-                        onSelect: addInvitation,
-                        serviceUrl: '/api/search.json?srch_sessinv=1',
-                        minChars: 3,
-                        autoSelectFirst: true
-                    };
-
-                    $(friendInput).attr("placeholder", "Type a friend\'s name").prop('disabled', false);
-                    autoComplete = $(friendInput).autocomplete(autoCompleteOptions);
-                    /*if (!autoComplete) {
+                    if (friendInput) {
+                        var autoCompleteOptions = {
+                            lookup: { suggestions: userNames, data: userIds },
+                            onSelect: addInvitation,
+                            serviceUrl: '/api/search.json?srch_sessinv=1',
+                            minChars: 3,
+                            autoSelectFirst: true
+                        };
+                        $(friendInput).attr("placeholder", "Type a friend\'s name").prop('disabled', false)
                         autoComplete = $(friendInput).autocomplete(autoCompleteOptions);
-                    } else {
-                        autoComplete.setOptions(autoCompleteOptions);
-                    }*/
-
-                    $(".autocomplete").width("150px");
+                        $(".autocomplete").width("150px");
+                    }
                 })
                 .fail(function() {
                     $(friendInput).attr("placeholder", "Unable to lookup friends");
@@ -201,10 +198,11 @@
         }
 
         function _friendSelectorHTML() {
+            var fInput = friendInput ? friendInput.substring(1,friendInput.length) : '';
             return context.JK.fillTemplate($('#template-session-invite-musicians').html(),
                                            {choose_friends_id: 'btn-choose-friends-'+inviteAction,
                                             selected_friends_id: 'selected-friends-'+inviteAction,
-                                            friend_input: friendInput.substring(1,friendInput.length),
+                                            friend_input: fInput,
                                             instructions: addInstructions}); 
         }
 
@@ -216,10 +214,14 @@
                 invitedFriends.map(function(uid) { obj[uid] = true; });
                 friendSelectorDialog.showDialog(obj);
             });
+            if ('update' == inviteAction) {
+                $(friendInput).hide();
+            }
         };
 
         this.initialize = function(friendSelectorDialogInstance) {
             friendSelectorDialog = friendSelectorDialogInstance;
+            return this;
         };
 
         return this;