diff --git a/packages/component-invite/src/routes/collectionsInvitations/patch.js b/packages/component-invite/src/routes/collectionsInvitations/patch.js
index dcfde76b44eb1915df3db8f7aa1a6caabeec257b..5aa66887efe8b9c02f087b2a5f0e68ac11515753 100644
--- a/packages/component-invite/src/routes/collectionsInvitations/patch.js
+++ b/packages/component-invite/src/routes/collectionsInvitations/patch.js
@@ -41,11 +41,11 @@ module.exports = models => async (req, res) => {
     invitation.timestamp = Date.now()
     invitation.hasAnswer = true
     const eic = await userHelper.getEditorInChief(models.User)
+    let toEmail = eic.email
+    if (invitation.role === 'reviewer')
+      toEmail = collection.handlingEditor.email
     if (isAccepted === true) {
       invitation.isAccepted = true
-      let toEmail = eic.email
-      if (invitation.role === 'reviewer')
-        toEmail = collection.handlingEditor.email
       await collection.save()
       try {
         await mailService.setupAgreeEmail(
@@ -75,9 +75,9 @@ module.exports = models => async (req, res) => {
       }
       try {
         await mailService.setupDeclineEmail(
-          eic.email,
+          toEmail,
           user,
-          'handling-editor-declined',
+          'decline',
           collection.customId,
           reason,
         )
diff --git a/packages/component-invite/src/tests/collectionsInvitations/get.test.js b/packages/component-invite/src/tests/collectionsInvitations/get.test.js
index 7d64dcf8bfb2344606bbfb1bbbb7410194549662..b92e412bfcfa68fabe24fce66e7b292fa603da5a 100644
--- a/packages/component-invite/src/tests/collectionsInvitations/get.test.js
+++ b/packages/component-invite/src/tests/collectionsInvitations/get.test.js
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ describe('Get collection invitations route handler', () => {
     const { collection } = testFixtures.collections
     const req = httpMocks.createRequest()
     req.query = {
-      role: 'reviewer',
+      role: 'author',
       userId: handlingEditor.id,
     }
     delete collection.invitations
diff --git a/packages/component-invite/src/tests/collectionsInvitations/patch.test.js b/packages/component-invite/src/tests/collectionsInvitations/patch.test.js
index a9f7a62580c14905388b94a556216304b02fea53..2f1600567b0612eae80f9765cc9131c857f5c7aa 100644
--- a/packages/component-invite/src/tests/collectionsInvitations/patch.test.js
+++ b/packages/component-invite/src/tests/collectionsInvitations/patch.test.js
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ describe('Patch collections invitations route handler', () => {
     req.user = reviewer.id
     req.params.collectionId = collection.id
     const reviewerInv = collection.invitations.find(
-      inv => inv.role === 'reviewer',
+      inv => inv.role === 'reviewer' && inv.hasAnswer === false,
     )
     req.params.invitationId = reviewerInv.id
     const res = httpMocks.createResponse()
@@ -75,6 +75,24 @@ describe('Patch collections invitations route handler', () => {
 
     expect(res.statusCode).toBe(200)
   })
+  it('should return success when the reviewer declines work on a collection', async () => {
+    const { reviewer } = testFixtures.users
+    const { collection } = testFixtures.collections
+    body.isAccepted = false
+    const req = httpMocks.createRequest({
+      body,
+    })
+    req.user = reviewer.id
+    req.params.collectionId = collection.id
+    const inv = collection.invitations.find(
+      inv => inv.role === 'reviewer' && inv.hasAnswer === false,
+    )
+    req.params.invitationId = inv.id
+    const res = httpMocks.createResponse()
+    await require(patchPath)(models)(req, res)
+
+    expect(res.statusCode).toBe(200)
+  })
   it('should return an error params are missing', async () => {
     const { handlingEditor } = testFixtures.users
     const { collection } = testFixtures.collections
diff --git a/packages/component-invite/src/tests/fixtures/teamIDs.js b/packages/component-invite/src/tests/fixtures/teamIDs.js
index 0f525dd4ad024be6346c8c11b6f60f8d287dadf6..607fd6661b1e7c9848bf13257a0d198f230fab00 100644
--- a/packages/component-invite/src/tests/fixtures/teamIDs.js
+++ b/packages/component-invite/src/tests/fixtures/teamIDs.js
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ const Chance = require('chance')
 
 const chance = new Chance()
 const heID = chance.guid()
+const revId = chance.guid()
 
 module.exports = {
   heTeamID: heID,
+  revTeamID: revId,
 }
diff --git a/packages/component-invite/src/tests/fixtures/teams.js b/packages/component-invite/src/tests/fixtures/teams.js
index ad1baa82683d19143946c592885dd643982b0c87..7e4611da3489cceb1308e9ffaf072a85866f4ca2 100644
--- a/packages/component-invite/src/tests/fixtures/teams.js
+++ b/packages/component-invite/src/tests/fixtures/teams.js
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 const users = require('./users')
 const collections = require('./collections')
-const { heTeamID } = require('./teamIDs')
+const { heTeamID, revTeamID } = require('./teamIDs')
 
 const { collection } = collections
-const { handlingEditor } = users
+const { handlingEditor, reviewer } = users
 const teams = {
   heTeam: {
     teamType: {
@@ -21,5 +21,21 @@ const teams = {
     updateProperties: jest.fn(() => teams.heTeam),
     id: heTeamID,
   },
+  revTeam: {
+    teamType: {
+      name: 'reviewer',
+      permissions: 'reviewer',
+    },
+    group: 'reviewer',
+    name: 'reviewer',
+    object: {
+      type: 'collection',
+      id: collection.id,
+    },
+    members: [reviewer.id],
+    save: jest.fn(() => teams.revTeam),
+    updateProperties: jest.fn(() => teams.revTeam),
+    id: revTeamID,
+  },
 }
 module.exports = teams
diff --git a/packages/component-invite/src/tests/fixtures/users.js b/packages/component-invite/src/tests/fixtures/users.js
index c474cfc7ad10a44ef6d65e7d1b4665d42ce074d9..5df78f7e0b082fcba48c707baff1ae69d5606a1f 100644
--- a/packages/component-invite/src/tests/fixtures/users.js
+++ b/packages/component-invite/src/tests/fixtures/users.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const { heTeamID } = require('./teamIDs')
+const { heTeamID, revTeamID } = require('./teamIDs')
 const { handlingEditor, user, admin, author, reviewer } = require('./userData')
 const Chance = require('chance')
 
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ const users = {
     title: 'Mr',
     save: jest.fn(() => users.reviewer),
     isConfirmed: true,
+    teams: [revTeamID],
   },
 }