diff --git a/src/routes/projectMemberInvites/create.js b/src/routes/projectMemberInvites/create.js
index 7717bdc9..3214c493 100644
--- a/src/routes/projectMemberInvites/create.js
+++ b/src/routes/projectMemberInvites/create.js
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ module.exports = [
         // permission:
         // user has to have constants.MANAGER_ROLES role
         // to be invited as PROJECT_MEMBER_ROLE.MANAGER
-      if (invite.role === PROJECT_MEMBER_ROLE.MANAGER) {
+      if (_.includes(PROJECT_MEMBER_MANAGER_ROLES, invite.role)) {
         _.forEach(invite.userIds, (userId) => {
           req.log.info(userId);
           promises.push(util.getUserRoles(userId, req.log, req.id));
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ module.exports = [
         const forbidUserList = [];
         _.zip(invite.userIds, rolesList).forEach((data) => {
           const [userId, roles] = data;
+          req.log.debug(roles);
 
           if (!util.hasIntersection(MANAGER_ROLES, roles)) {
             forbidUserList.push(userId);