diff --git a/app/invite/rest.py b/app/invite/rest.py
index 55cab2a30..ba263e1b3 100644
--- a/app/invite/rest.py
+++ b/app/invite/rest.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ def create_invited_user(service_id):
         notification_type=EMAIL_TYPE,
         api_key_id=None,
         key_type=KEY_TYPE_NORMAL,
-        reply_to_text=service.get_default_reply_to_email_address()
+        reply_to_text=invited_user.from_user.email_address
     )
 
     send_notification_to_queue(saved_notification, False, queue=QueueNames.NOTIFY)
diff --git a/tests/app/invite/test_invite_rest.py b/tests/app/invite/test_invite_rest.py
index 1c4c6b10a..ebeeb3492 100644
--- a/tests/app/invite/test_invite_rest.py
+++ b/tests/app/invite/test_invite_rest.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ def test_create_invited_user(admin_request, sample_service, mocker, invitation_e
     assert json_resp['data']['id']
 
     notification = Notification.query.first()
-    assert notification.reply_to_text == "notify@gov.uk"
+    assert notification.reply_to_text == invite_from.email_address
     mocked.assert_called_once_with([(str(notification.id))], queue="notify-internal-tasks")