diff --git a/features/desktop/invitations.feature b/features/desktop/invitations.feature
index 683006b9b810269cc375422ca944a89e18fc7763..dd38873ccd29ad4342d44b70634d6d5a6103d825 100644
--- a/features/desktop/invitations.feature
+++ b/features/desktop/invitations.feature
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ Feature: Invitations
     And I fill in the following:
       | email_inviter_emails         | alex@example.com    |
     And I press "Send an invitation"
-    Then I should have 1 Devise email delivery
+    Then I should see a flash message indicating success
+    And I should have 1 Devise email delivery
     And I should not see "change your notification settings" in the last sent email
 
   Scenario: sends an invitation from the stream
@@ -56,7 +57,8 @@ Feature: Invitations
     And I fill in the following:
       | email_inviter_emails         | alex@example.com    |
     And I press "Send an invitation"
-    Then I should have 1 Devise email delivery
+    Then I should see a flash message indicating success
+    And I should have 1 Devise email delivery
     And I should not see "change your notification settings" in the last sent email
 
   Scenario: sends an invitation from the people search page