diff --git a/app/Ninja/PaymentDrivers/BasePaymentDriver.php b/app/Ninja/PaymentDrivers/BasePaymentDriver.php
index 07b3fcbe0a..c6b13d2d82 100644
--- a/app/Ninja/PaymentDrivers/BasePaymentDriver.php
+++ b/app/Ninja/PaymentDrivers/BasePaymentDriver.php
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ class BasePaymentDriver
                             ->with('payment_methods')
                             ->first();
 
-        if ($this->customer) {
+        if ($this->customer && $this->invitation) {
             $this->customer = $this->checkCustomerExists($this->customer) ? $this->customer : null;
         }