diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/inviteMusicians.js b/web/app/assets/javascripts/inviteMusicians.js
index 604641e1d..1158eb7df 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/inviteMusicians.js
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/inviteMusicians.js
@@ -49,10 +49,9 @@
                     createInvitations(updateSessionID);
                 });
             }
-            $.ajax({
-                url: "/api/invitations",
-                data: { session_id:  sessionId, sender: context.JK.currentUserId }
-            }).done(function(response) {
+
+          rest.getMusicianInvites({ session_id:  sessionId, sender: context.JK.currentUserId })
+            .done(function(response) {
                 response.map(function(item) {
                     var dd = item['receiver'];
                     existingInvites.push(dd.id);
@@ -164,17 +163,14 @@
             invitedFriends.map(function(invite_id) {
                 if (!_inviteExists(invite_id)) { 
                     callCount++;
-                    var invite = {
-                        music_session: sessionId,
-                        receiver: invite_id
-                    };
-                    $.ajax({
-                        type: "POST",
-                        url: "/api/invitations",
-                        data: invite
-                    }).done(function(response) {
+                    rest.createMusicianInvite({
+                      music_session: sessionId,
+                      receiver: invite_id
+                    })
+                    .done(function(response) {
                         callCount--;
-                    }).fail(app.ajaxError);
+                    })
+                    .fail(app.ajaxError);
                 }
             });
             // TODO - this is the second time I've used this pattern.
diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/jam_rest.js b/web/app/assets/javascripts/jam_rest.js
index ea41b8a9d..36cdcffc7 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/jam_rest.js
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/jam_rest.js
@@ -762,6 +762,26 @@
             });
         }
 
+        function getMusicianInvites(options) {
+          return $.ajax({
+            type: "GET",
+            dataType: "json",
+            data: options,
+            url: '/api/invitations'
+          })
+        }
+
+        function createMusicianInvite(options) {
+          return $.ajax({
+            type: "POST",
+            dataType: "json",
+            url: '/api/invitations',
+            contentType: 'application/json',
+            processData:false,
+            data: JSON.stringify(options)
+          })
+        }
+
         function postFeedback(email, body) {
             return $.ajax({
                 type: "POST",
@@ -1228,6 +1248,8 @@
         this.getSession = getSession;
         this.getClientDownloads = getClientDownloads;
         this.createEmailInvitations = createEmailInvitations;
+        this.createMusicianInvite = createMusicianInvite;
+        this.getMusicianInvites = getMusicianInvites;
         this.postFeedback = postFeedback;
         this.getFeeds = getFeeds;
         this.serverHealthCheck = serverHealthCheck;
diff --git a/web/app/assets/stylesheets/client/createSession.css.scss b/web/app/assets/stylesheets/client/createSession.css.scss
index 60c48f5c4..68e77b98c 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/stylesheets/client/createSession.css.scss
+++ b/web/app/assets/stylesheets/client/createSession.css.scss
@@ -114,10 +114,10 @@
       .session-list {
         height: 250px;
         overflow: auto;
-        text-align: center;
+        text-align: left;
 
         ul#scheduled-session-list {
-          margin-left: 0px;
+          margin-left: 3px;
           list-style: none;
           li {
             margin-bottom: 5px;