diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index 6941b040d..3d1eb5f20 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -114,6 +114,10 @@ class User < ApplicationRecord
   end
 
   def invited?
+    invite_id.present?
+  end
+
+  def valid_invitation?
     invite_id.present? && invite.valid_for_use?
   end
 
@@ -274,7 +278,7 @@ class User < ApplicationRecord
   private
 
   def set_approved
-    self.approved = open_registrations? || invited? || external?
+    self.approved = open_registrations? || valid_invitation? || external?
   end
 
   def open_registrations?
diff --git a/app/validators/blacklisted_email_validator.rb b/app/validators/blacklisted_email_validator.rb
index a288c20ef..0d01a1c47 100644
--- a/app/validators/blacklisted_email_validator.rb
+++ b/app/validators/blacklisted_email_validator.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 class BlacklistedEmailValidator < ActiveModel::Validator
   def validate(user)
-    return if user.invited?
+    return if user.valid_invitation?
 
     @email = user.email
 
diff --git a/spec/validators/blacklisted_email_validator_spec.rb b/spec/validators/blacklisted_email_validator_spec.rb
index 84b0107dd..ccc5dc0f4 100644
--- a/spec/validators/blacklisted_email_validator_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/validators/blacklisted_email_validator_spec.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ RSpec.describe BlacklistedEmailValidator, type: :validator do
     let(:errors) { double(add: nil) }
 
     before do
-      allow(user).to receive(:invited?) { false }
+      allow(user).to receive(:valid_invitation?) { false }
       allow_any_instance_of(described_class).to receive(:blocked_email?) { blocked_email }
       described_class.new.validate(user)
     end