diff --git a/app/mailers/notify_mailer.rb b/app/mailers/notify_mailer.rb
index ba6940951..4ec716140 100644
--- a/app/mailers/notify_mailer.rb
+++ b/app/mailers/notify_mailer.rb
@@ -85,9 +85,9 @@ class NotifyMailer < ApplicationMailer
     @membership = membership
     @inviter = inviter
     subject = if @membership.role == "mod"
-                "You are invited to Channel #{@membership.chat_channel.channel_name} as moderator."
+                "You are invited to the #{@membership.chat_channel.channel_name} channel as moderator."
               else
-                "You are invited to Channel #{@membership.chat_channel.channel_name} by #{@inviter.name}."
+                "You are invited to the #{@membership.chat_channel.channel_name} channel."
               end
     mail(to: @membership.user.email, subject: subject)
   end
diff --git a/app/models/chat_channel.rb b/app/models/chat_channel.rb
index a8391b19f..97770148e 100644
--- a/app/models/chat_channel.rb
+++ b/app/models/chat_channel.rb
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class ChatChannel < ApplicationRecord
         channel.status = "active"
         channel.save
       else
-        create(
+        channel = create(
           channel_type: channel_type,
           channel_name: contrived_name,
           slug: slug,
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ class ChatChannel < ApplicationRecord
           status: "active",
         )
       end
+      channel
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/app/views/mailers/notify_mailer/channel_invite_email.html.erb b/app/views/mailers/notify_mailer/channel_invite_email.html.erb
index d9f0785f4..702ce48e9 100644
--- a/app/views/mailers/notify_mailer/channel_invite_email.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/mailers/notify_mailer/channel_invite_email.html.erb
@@ -4,11 +4,15 @@
       <td style="padding:4%;">
           <% if @membership.role == "mod" %>
             <h2 style="font-size: 25px; text-align: center;">
-              You have been invited to be a Moderator of a connect group on <%= ApplicationConfig["COMMUNITY_NAME"] %>.
+              You have been invited to be a Moderator of a Connect group on <%= ApplicationConfig["COMMUNITY_NAME"] %>.
+            </h2>
+          <% elsif @inviter %>
+            <h2 style="font-size: 25px; text-align: center;">
+              <%= link_to(@inviter.name, ApplicationController.helpers.user_url(@inviter)) %> sent you an invitation to join a Connect group on <%= ApplicationConfig["COMMUNITY_NAME"] %>.
             </h2>
           <% else %>
             <h2 style="font-size: 25px; text-align: center;">
-              <%= link_to(@inviter.name, ApplicationController.helpers.user_url(@inviter)) %> sent you an invitation to join a connect group on <%= ApplicationConfig["COMMUNITY_NAME"] %>.
+              You have been invited to a Connect group on <%= ApplicationConfig["COMMUNITY_NAME"] %>.
             </h2>
           <% end %>
         <table>
@@ -32,7 +36,9 @@
                 <br>
                 <br>
                 <div>
-                  <p style="background:#3c7dc1;color:white;padding:5px 14px;border-radius:3px;text-decoration:none; margin-top:4px;"><%= link_to("Check Invitation", ApplicationController.helpers.app_url("connect?ref=group_invite")) %> </p>
+                  <p style="background:#3c7dc1;color:white;padding:5px 14px;border-radius:3px;text-decoration:none; margin-top:4px;">
+                    <%= link_to("Check Invitation", ApplicationController.helpers.app_url("connect?ref=group_invite"), style: "color: white;font-size:1.4em;font-weight: bold;text-decoration: none;padding: 15px 0px; display: block;") %>
+                  </p>
                 </div>
               </td>
             </tr>
diff --git a/spec/mailers/notify_mailer_spec.rb b/spec/mailers/notify_mailer_spec.rb
index 9515319b7..324a22f3c 100644
--- a/spec/mailers/notify_mailer_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/mailers/notify_mailer_spec.rb
@@ -489,8 +489,8 @@ RSpec.describe NotifyMailer, type: :mailer do
     let(:member_email) { described_class.channel_invite_email(regular_membership, user) }
 
     it "renders proper subject" do
-      expect(moderator_email.subject).to eq("You are invited to Channel #{moderator_membership.chat_channel.channel_name} as moderator.")
-      expect(member_email.subject).to eq("You are invited to Channel #{regular_membership.chat_channel.channel_name} by #{user.name}.")
+      expect(moderator_email.subject).to eq("You are invited to the #{moderator_membership.chat_channel.channel_name} channel as moderator.")
+      expect(member_email.subject).to eq("You are invited to the #{regular_membership.chat_channel.channel_name} channel.")
     end
 
     it "renders proper sender" do
diff --git a/spec/mailers/previews/notify_mailer_preview.rb b/spec/mailers/previews/notify_mailer_preview.rb
index 69d543dc2..859ee6e75 100644
--- a/spec/mailers/previews/notify_mailer_preview.rb
+++ b/spec/mailers/previews/notify_mailer_preview.rb
@@ -32,6 +32,12 @@ class NotifyMailerPreview < ActionMailer::Preview
     NotifyMailer.new_badge_email(badge_achievement)
   end
 
+  def channel_invite_email
+    user = User.first
+    membership = ChatChannelMembership.last
+    NotifyMailer.channel_invite_email(membership, user)
+  end
+
   def tag_moderator_confirmation_email
     NotifyMailer.tag_moderator_confirmation_email(User.first, "discuss")
   end