diff --git a/app/dao/notifications_dao.py b/app/dao/notifications_dao.py
index 139f7ae8a..691b29065 100644
--- a/app/dao/notifications_dao.py
+++ b/app/dao/notifications_dao.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import json
-from datetime import timedelta
+import os
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 from time import time
 
 from flask import current_app
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ from app.models import FactNotificationStatus, Notification, NotificationHistory
 from app.utils import (
     escape_special_characters,
     get_midnight_in_utc,
+    hilite,
     midnight_n_days_ago,
     utc_now,
 )
@@ -95,6 +97,27 @@ def dao_create_notification(notification):
     # notify-api-1454 insert only if it doesn't exist
     if not dao_notification_exists(notification.id):
         db.session.add(notification)
+        # There have been issues with invites expiring.
+        # Ensure the created at value is set and debug.
+        if notification.notification_type == "email":
+            orig_time = notification.created_at
+
+            now_time = utc_now()
+            print(hilite(f"original time: {orig_time} - {type(orig_time)} \n now time: {now_time} - {type(now_time)}"))
+            diff_time = now_time - datetime.strptime(orig_time, "%Y-%m-%D-%H-%M-%S")
+            current_app.logger.error(
+                f"dao_create_notification orig created at: {orig_time} and now created at: {now_time}"
+            )
+            if diff_time.total_seconds() > 300:
+                current_app.logger.error(
+                    "Something is wrong with notification.created_at in email!"
+                )
+                if os.getenv("NOTIFY_ENVIRONMENT") not in ["test"]:
+                    notification.created_at = now_time
+                    dao_update_notification(notification)
+                    current_app.logger.error(
+                        f"Email notification created_at reset to   {notification.created_at}"
+                    )
 
 
 def country_records_delivery(phone_prefix):
diff --git a/app/service_invite/rest.py b/app/service_invite/rest.py
index e375b93a5..e1f26236f 100644
--- a/app/service_invite/rest.py
+++ b/app/service_invite/rest.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ from app.notifications.process_notifications import (
     send_notification_to_queue,
 )
 from app.schemas import invited_user_schema
-from app.utils import utc_now
+from app.utils import hilite, utc_now
 from notifications_utils.url_safe_token import check_token, generate_token
 
 service_invite = Blueprint("service_invite", __name__)
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ def _create_service_invite(invited_user, nonce, state):
         "service_name": invited_user.service.name,
         "url": url,
     }
-
+    created_at = utc_now()
     saved_notification = persist_notification(
         template_id=template.id,
         template_version=template.version,
@@ -78,6 +78,10 @@ def _create_service_invite(invited_user, nonce, state):
         api_key_id=None,
         key_type=KeyType.NORMAL,
         reply_to_text=invited_user.from_user.email_address,
+        created_at=created_at,
+    )
+    print(
+        hilite(f"saved notification created at time: {saved_notification.created_at}")
     )
     saved_notification.personalisation = personalisation
     redis_store.set(