diff --git a/app/main/views/dashboard.py b/app/main/views/dashboard.py
index 7c3173b26..b4906b17a 100644
--- a/app/main/views/dashboard.py
+++ b/app/main/views/dashboard.py
@@ -62,13 +62,13 @@ def old_service_dashboard(service_id):
 @user_has_permissions('view_activity', 'send_messages')
 def service_dashboard(service_id):
 
-    if not current_user.has_permissions('view_activity'):
-        return redirect(url_for('main.choose_template', service_id=service_id))
-
     if session.get('invited_user'):
         session.pop('invited_user', None)
         session['service_id'] = service_id
 
+    if not current_user.has_permissions('view_activity'):
+        return redirect(url_for('main.choose_template', service_id=service_id))
+
     return render_template(
         'views/dashboard/dashboard.html',
         updates_url=url_for(".service_dashboard_updates", service_id=service_id),
diff --git a/tests/app/main/views/service_settings/test_service_setting_permissions.py b/tests/app/main/views/service_settings/test_service_setting_permissions.py
index 0e81131da..28a47751e 100644
--- a/tests/app/main/views/service_settings/test_service_setting_permissions.py
+++ b/tests/app/main/views/service_settings/test_service_setting_permissions.py
@@ -3,12 +3,11 @@ import functools
 import pytest
 from flask import url_for
 
-from tests.conftest import client_request as client_request_factory
-
 
 @pytest.fixture
 def get_service_settings_page(
-    logged_in_platform_admin_client,
+    client_request,
+    platform_admin_user,
     service_one,
     mock_get_inbound_number_for_service,
     mock_get_letter_email_branding,
@@ -18,8 +17,8 @@ def get_service_settings_page(
     no_letter_contact_blocks,
     single_sms_sender,
 ):
-    platform_admin_request = client_request_factory(logged_in_platform_admin_client)
-    return functools.partial(platform_admin_request.get, 'main.service_settings', service_id=service_one['id'])
+    client_request.login(platform_admin_user)
+    return functools.partial(client_request.get, 'main.service_settings', service_id=service_one['id'])
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('service_fields, endpoint, kwargs, text', [
diff --git a/tests/app/main/views/test_accept_invite.py b/tests/app/main/views/test_accept_invite.py
index 718b00d05..f8686f9d0 100644
--- a/tests/app/main/views/test_accept_invite.py
+++ b/tests/app/main/views/test_accept_invite.py
@@ -1,11 +1,17 @@
 from unittest.mock import ANY, Mock
 
+import pytest
 from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
 from flask import url_for
 from notifications_python_client.errors import HTTPError
 
 import app
 from app.notify_client.models import InvitedUser
+from tests.conftest import (
+    SERVICE_ONE_ID,
+    active_caseworking_user,
+    active_user_with_permissions,
+)
 from tests.conftest import mock_check_invite_token as mock_check_token_invite
 from tests.conftest import normalize_spaces
 from tests.conftest import sample_invite as create_sample_invite
@@ -82,6 +88,81 @@ def test_if_existing_user_accepts_twice_they_redirect_to_sign_in(
     )
 
 
+def test_invite_goes_in_session(
+    client_request,
+    mocker,
+    sample_invite,
+    mock_get_service,
+    api_user_active,
+    mock_check_invite_token,
+    mock_get_user_by_email,
+    mock_get_users_by_service,
+    mock_add_user_to_service,
+    mock_accept_invite,
+):
+    invite = InvitedUser(**sample_invite)
+    invite.email_address = 'test@user.gov.uk'
+    mocker.patch('app.invite_api_client.check_token', return_value=invite)
+
+    client_request.get(
+        'main.accept_invite',
+        token='thisisnotarealtoken',
+        _expected_status=302,
+        _expected_redirect=url_for(
+            'main.service_dashboard',
+            service_id=SERVICE_ONE_ID,
+            _external=True,
+        ),
+        _follow_redirects=False,
+    )
+
+    with client_request.session_transaction() as session:
+        assert session['invited_user']['email_address'] == invite.email_address
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('user, landing_page_title', [
+    (active_user_with_permissions, 'Dashboard'),
+    (active_caseworking_user, 'Choose a template'),
+])
+def test_accepting_invite_removes_invite_from_session(
+    client_request,
+    mocker,
+    sample_invite,
+    mock_get_service,
+    service_one,
+    mock_check_invite_token,
+    mock_get_user_by_email,
+    mock_get_users_by_service,
+    mock_add_user_to_service,
+    mock_accept_invite,
+    mock_get_service_templates,
+    mock_get_template_statistics,
+    mock_get_jobs,
+    mock_get_service_statistics,
+    mock_get_usage,
+    mock_get_inbound_sms_summary,
+    fake_uuid,
+    user,
+    landing_page_title,
+):
+    invite = InvitedUser(**sample_invite)
+    user = user(fake_uuid)
+    invite.email_address = user.email_address
+
+    mocker.patch('app.invite_api_client.check_token', return_value=invite)
+    client_request.login(user)
+
+    page = client_request.get(
+        'main.accept_invite',
+        token='thisisnotarealtoken',
+        _follow_redirects=True,
+    )
+    assert page.h1.string == landing_page_title
+
+    with client_request.session_transaction() as session:
+        assert 'invited_user' not in session
+
+
 def test_existing_user_of_service_get_redirected_to_signin(
     client,
     mocker,
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 3b9b41a4a..19b3c2686 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -2597,7 +2597,13 @@ def os_environ():
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
-def client_request(logged_in_client):
+def client_request(
+    logged_in_client,
+    active_user_with_permissions,
+    mocker,
+    service_one,
+    fake_uuid,
+):
     class ClientRequest:
 
         @staticmethod
@@ -2606,6 +2612,9 @@ def client_request(logged_in_client):
             with logged_in_client.session_transaction() as session:
                 yield session
 
+        def login(user, service=service_one):
+            logged_in_client.login(user, mocker, service)
+
         @staticmethod
         def get(
             endpoint,