diff --git a/app/main/forms.py b/app/main/forms.py
index 9200521cd..e56216c2b 100644
--- a/app/main/forms.py
+++ b/app/main/forms.py
@@ -256,13 +256,7 @@ class RegisterUserFromOrgInviteForm(StripWhitespaceForm):
     auth_type = HiddenField('auth_type', validators=[DataRequired()])
 
 
-class PermissionsForm(StripWhitespaceForm):
-
-    def process(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        super().process(*args, **kwargs)
-        # view_activity is a default role to be added to all users.
-        self.view_activity.data = True
-
+class AbstractPermissionsForm(StripWhitespaceForm):
     view_activity = HiddenField("View activity")
     send_messages = BooleanField("Send messages from existing templates")
     manage_templates = BooleanField("Add and edit templates")
@@ -278,11 +272,19 @@ class PermissionsForm(StripWhitespaceForm):
     )
 
 
-class InviteUserForm(PermissionsForm):
+class AdminPermissionsForm(AbstractPermissionsForm):
+
+    def process(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        super().process(*args, **kwargs)
+        # view_activity is a default role to be added to all users.
+        self.view_activity.data = True
+
+
+class AbstractInviteUserForm(StripWhitespaceForm):
     email_address = email_address(gov_user=False)
 
     def __init__(self, invalid_email_address, *args, **kwargs):
-        super(InviteUserForm, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
         self.invalid_email_address = invalid_email_address.lower()
 
     def validate_email_address(self, field):
@@ -290,6 +292,10 @@ class InviteUserForm(PermissionsForm):
             raise ValidationError("You can’t send an invitation to yourself")
 
 
+class AdminInviteUserForm(AbstractInviteUserForm, AdminPermissionsForm):
+    pass
+
+
 class InviteOrgUserForm(StripWhitespaceForm):
     email_address = email_address(gov_user=False)
 
diff --git a/app/main/views/manage_users.py b/app/main/views/manage_users.py
index 5f4b8640a..57b2ae055 100644
--- a/app/main/views/manage_users.py
+++ b/app/main/views/manage_users.py
@@ -9,7 +9,11 @@ from app import (
     user_api_client,
 )
 from app.main import main
-from app.main.forms import InviteUserForm, PermissionsForm, SearchUsersForm
+from app.main.forms import (
+    AdminInviteUserForm,
+    AdminPermissionsForm,
+    SearchUsersForm,
+)
 from app.notify_client.models import roles
 from app.utils import user_has_permissions
 
@@ -40,7 +44,7 @@ def manage_users(service_id):
 @user_has_permissions('manage_service')
 def invite_user(service_id):
 
-    form = InviteUserForm(
+    form = AdminInviteUserForm(
         invalid_email_address=current_user.email_address
     )
 
@@ -79,7 +83,7 @@ def edit_user_permissions(service_id, user_id):
     user = user_api_client.get_user(user_id)
     user_has_no_mobile_number = user.mobile_number is None
 
-    form = PermissionsForm(
+    form = AdminPermissionsForm(
         **{role: user.has_permission_for_service(service_id, role) for role in roles.keys()},
         login_authentication=user.auth_type
     )
@@ -108,7 +112,7 @@ def remove_user_from_service(service_id, user_id):
     user = user_api_client.get_user(user_id)
     # Need to make the email address read only, or a disabled field?
     # Do it through the template or the form class?
-    form = PermissionsForm(**{
+    form = AdminPermissionsForm(**{
         role: user.has_permission_for_service(service_id, role) for role in roles.keys()
     })