diff --git a/web/app/controllers/api_invited_users_controller.rb b/web/app/controllers/api_invited_users_controller.rb
index 3618dce56..87210a778 100644
--- a/web/app/controllers/api_invited_users_controller.rb
+++ b/web/app/controllers/api_invited_users_controller.rb
@@ -31,8 +31,16 @@
         iu.save
         iu
       end
+    else
+      iu = InvitedUser.new
+      iu.sender = current_user
+      iu.save
+      @invited_users = [iu]
+    end
+    if err = @invited_users.detect {|iu| iu.errors.any? }
+      response.status = :unprocessable_entity
+      respond_with err
     end
-    respond_with @invited_users, :responder => ApiResponder, :location => invitations_url(@invited_users)
   end
 
 end
diff --git a/web/spec/requests/invited_users_api_spec.rb b/web/spec/requests/invited_users_api_spec.rb
index 199a406b7..8097453e2 100644
--- a/web/spec/requests/invited_users_api_spec.rb
+++ b/web/spec/requests/invited_users_api_spec.rb
@@ -25,17 +25,15 @@ describe "Invited Users API ", :type => :api do
     end
 
     it "create with no note" do
-      post '/api/invited_users.json', {:email => 'tester@jamkazam.com'}.to_json, "CONTENT_TYPE" => 'application/json'
-      last_response.status.should eql(201)
+      post '/api/invited_users.json', {:emails => ['tester@jamkazam.com']}.to_json, "CONTENT_TYPE" => 'application/json'
+      last_response.status.should eql(200)
 
       UserMailer.deliveries.length.should == 1
 
-      # now fetch it's data
-      location_header = last_response.headers["Location"]
-      get location_header
-
       # parse json and test
-      body = JSON.parse(last_response.body)
+      bodies = JSON.parse(last_response.body)
+      expect(bodies.size).to eq(1)
+      body = bodies[0]
       body["id"].should_not be_nil
       body["created_at"].should_not be_nil
       body["email"].should == "tester@jamkazam.com"
@@ -44,14 +42,12 @@ describe "Invited Users API ", :type => :api do
     end
 
     it "create with a note" do
-      post '/api/invited_users.json', {:email => 'tester@jamkazam.com', :note => "please join"}.to_json, "CONTENT_TYPE" => 'application/json'
-      last_response.status.should eql(201)
+      post '/api/invited_users.json', {:emails => ['tester@jamkazam.com'], :note => "please join"}.to_json, "CONTENT_TYPE" => 'application/json'
+      last_response.status.should eql(200)
 
-      # now fetch it's data
-      location_header = last_response.headers["Location"]
-      get location_header
-
-      body = JSON.parse(last_response.body)
+      bodies = JSON.parse(last_response.body)
+      expect(bodies.length).to eq(1)
+      body = bodies[0]
       body["id"].should_not be_nil
       body["created_at"].should_not be_nil
       body["email"].should == "tester@jamkazam.com"
@@ -63,7 +59,7 @@ describe "Invited Users API ", :type => :api do
       user.can_invite = false
       user.save
 
-      post '/api/invited_users.json', {:email => 'tester@jamkazam.com', :note => "please join"}.to_json, "CONTENT_TYPE" => 'application/json'
+      post '/api/invited_users.json', {:emails => ['tester@jamkazam.com'], :note => "please join"}.to_json, "CONTENT_TYPE" => 'application/json'
       last_response.status.should eql(422)
       body = JSON.parse(last_response.body)
       body["errors"].should_not be_nil
@@ -79,7 +75,7 @@ describe "Invited Users API ", :type => :api do
     end
 
     it "cant create with blank email" do
-      post '/api/invited_users.json', {:email => "", :note => "please join"}.to_json, "CONTENT_TYPE" => 'application/json'
+      post '/api/invited_users.json', {:emails => [""], :note => "please join"}.to_json, "CONTENT_TYPE" => 'application/json'
       last_response.status.should eql(422)
       body = JSON.parse(last_response.body)
       body["errors"].should_not be_nil
@@ -87,7 +83,7 @@ describe "Invited Users API ", :type => :api do
     end
 
     it "cant create with invalid email" do
-      post '/api/invited_users.json', {:email => "blurp", :note => "please join"}.to_json, "CONTENT_TYPE" => 'application/json'
+      post '/api/invited_users.json', {:emails => ["blurp"], :note => "please join"}.to_json, "CONTENT_TYPE" => 'application/json'
       last_response.status.should eql(422)
       body = JSON.parse(last_response.body)
       body["errors"].should_not be_nil
@@ -95,14 +91,12 @@ describe "Invited Users API ", :type => :api do
     end
 
     it "list" do
-      post '/api/invited_users.json', {:email => "tester@jamkazam.com", :note => "please join"}.to_json, "CONTENT_TYPE" => 'application/json'
-      last_response.status.should eql(201)
+      post '/api/invited_users.json', {:emails => ["tester@jamkazam.com"], :note => "please join"}.to_json, "CONTENT_TYPE" => 'application/json'
+      last_response.status.should eql(200)
 
-      # now fetch it's data
-      location_header = last_response.headers["Location"]
-      get location_header
-
-      body = JSON.parse(last_response.body)
+      bodies = JSON.parse(last_response.body)
+      expect(bodies.length).to eq(1)
+      body = bodies[0]
       id = body["id"]
 
       get '/api/invited_users.json',  "CONTENT_TYPE" => 'application/json'
@@ -115,14 +109,12 @@ describe "Invited Users API ", :type => :api do
     end
 
     it "show" do
-      post '/api/invited_users.json', {:email => "tester@jamkazam.com", :note => "please join"}.to_json, "CONTENT_TYPE" => 'application/json'
-      last_response.status.should eql(201)
+      post '/api/invited_users.json', {:emails => ["tester@jamkazam.com"], :note => "please join"}.to_json, "CONTENT_TYPE" => 'application/json'
+      last_response.status.should eql(200)
 
-      # now fetch it's data
-      location_header = last_response.headers["Location"]
-      get location_header
-
-      body = JSON.parse(last_response.body)
+      bodies = JSON.parse(last_response.body)
+      expect(bodies.length).to eq(1)
+      body = bodies[0]
       id = body["id"]
 
       get "/api/invited_users/#{id}.json",  "CONTENT_TYPE" => 'application/json'