diff --git a/api4/team.go b/api4/team.go
index 06e130ae3e..7891f68074 100644
--- a/api4/team.go
+++ b/api4/team.go
@@ -499,14 +499,14 @@ func addUserToTeamFromInvite(c *Context, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request)
 	var member *model.TeamMember
 	var err *model.AppError
 
-	if c.App.Session.Props[model.SESSION_PROP_IS_GUEST] == "true" {
-		c.Err = model.NewAppError("addUserToTeamFromInvite", "api.team.add_user_to_team_from_invite.guest.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusForbidden)
-		return
-	}
-
 	if len(tokenId) > 0 {
 		member, err = c.App.AddTeamMemberByToken(c.App.Session.UserId, tokenId)
 	} else if len(inviteId) > 0 {
+		if c.App.Session.Props[model.SESSION_PROP_IS_GUEST] == "true" {
+			c.Err = model.NewAppError("addUserToTeamFromInvite", "api.team.add_user_to_team_from_invite.guest.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusForbidden)
+			return
+		}
+
 		member, err = c.App.AddTeamMemberByInviteId(inviteId, c.App.Session.UserId)
 	} else {
 		err = model.NewAppError("addTeamMember", "api.team.add_user_to_team.missing_parameter.app_error", nil, "", http.StatusBadRequest)