diff --git a/webclient/room/room-controller.js b/webclient/room/room-controller.js
index fe3821eb4..da7786401 100644
--- a/webclient/room/room-controller.js
+++ b/webclient/room/room-controller.js
@@ -694,12 +694,13 @@ angular.module('RoomController', ['ngSanitize', 'matrixFilter', 'mFileInput'])
         );
     }; 
     
-    $scope.inviteUser = function(user_id) {
+    $scope.inviteUser = function() {
         
-        matrixService.invite($scope.room_id, user_id).then(
+        matrixService.invite($scope.room_id, $scope.userIDToInvite).then(
             function() {
                 console.log("Invited.");
-                $scope.feedback = "Invite sent successfully";
+                $scope.feedback = "Invite successfully sent to " + $scope.userIDToInvite;
+                $scope.userIDToInvite = "";
             },
             function(reason) {
                 $scope.feedback = "Failure: " + reason;
diff --git a/webclient/room/room.html b/webclient/room/room.html
index 2225cc764..b00d63229 100644
--- a/webclient/room/room.html
+++ b/webclient/room/room.html
@@ -150,8 +150,8 @@
             <div class="extraControls">
                 <span>
                    Invite a user: 
-                        <input ng-model="userIDToInvite" size="32" type="text"  ng-enter="inviteUser(userIDToInvite)" placeholder="User ID (ex:@user:homeserver)"/>     
-                        <button ng-click="inviteUser(userIDToInvite)">Invite</button>
+                        <input ng-model="userIDToInvite" size="32" type="text"  ng-enter="inviteUser()" placeholder="User ID (ex:@user:homeserver)"/>     
+                        <button ng-click="inviteUser()">Invite</button>
                 </span>
                 <button ng-click="leaveRoom()">Leave</button>
                 <button ng-click="startVoiceCall()" ng-show="(currentCall == undefined || currentCall.state == 'ended') && memberCount() == 2">Voice Call</button>