diff --git a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/constants/limits.rb b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/constants/limits.rb
index a0932a389..bbbe44fd7 100644
--- a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/constants/limits.rb
+++ b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/constants/limits.rb
@@ -17,6 +17,5 @@ module Limits
   MAX_INSTRUMENTS_PER_MUSICIAN = 5
 
   # users
-  USERS_CAN_INVITE = false  # in BETA release, only first level users can invite others
-
+  USERS_CAN_INVITE = true
 end
diff --git a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/user.rb b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/user.rb
index 17e4ed46b..4af4515d3 100644
--- a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/user.rb
+++ b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/user.rb
@@ -775,7 +775,7 @@ module JamRuby
         else
           # if you are invited by an admin, we'll say you can invite too.
           # but if not, then you can not invite
-          user.can_invite = invited_user.invited_by_administrator?
+          user.can_invite = Limits::USERS_CAN_INVITE #invited_user.invited_by_administrator?
 
           # if you came in from an invite and used the same email to signup,
           # then we know you are a real human and that your email is valid.
diff --git a/ruby/spec/jam_ruby/models/music_session_spec.rb b/ruby/spec/jam_ruby/models/music_session_spec.rb
index 46d182a71..7e6efebe8 100644
--- a/ruby/spec/jam_ruby/models/music_session_spec.rb
+++ b/ruby/spec/jam_ruby/models/music_session_spec.rb
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ describe MusicSession do
     user2 = FactoryGirl.create(:user) # in the jam session
     user3 = FactoryGirl.create(:user) # not in the jam session
 
-    music_session = FactoryGirl.create(:music_session, :creator => user1, :musician_access => false)
+    music_session = FactoryGirl.create(:music_session, :creator => user1, :musician_access => false, :fan_access => false)
     FactoryGirl.create(:connection, :user => user1, :music_session => music_session)
 
     music_session.can_see?(user1).should == true
diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/invitationDialog.js.erb b/web/app/assets/javascripts/invitationDialog.js.erb
index 9048a39e5..120bd2e3e 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/invitationDialog.js.erb
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/invitationDialog.js.erb
@@ -105,10 +105,11 @@
                   app.notifyAlert('Invalid emails', 'Please confirm email addresses');
                 } else {
                   rest.createEmailInvitations(emails, $('#txt-message').val())
-                  .error(function() {
-                    app.ajaxError();
+                  .fail(function(jqXHR) {
+                    app.notifyServerError(jqXHR, 'Unable to Invite Users');
                     app.layout.closeDialog('inviteUsers');
-                  }).success(function() {
+                  })
+                  .done(function() {
                     app.notifyAlert('Invites sent', 'You sent '+emails.length.toString()+' email invites');
                     app.layout.closeDialog('inviteUsers');
                   });