diff --git a/packages/component-invite/src/routes/deleteInvitation.js b/packages/component-invite/src/routes/deleteInvitation.js
index f4346a3f417290cff63a989231eaf40145067104..b1f753296200196abf069ce14b9744d8a8adaac6 100644
--- a/packages/component-invite/src/routes/deleteInvitation.js
+++ b/packages/component-invite/src/routes/deleteInvitation.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ module.exports = models => async (req, res) => {
   }
 
   const reqUser = await models.User.find(req.user)
-  if (!reqUser.editorInChief || !reqUser.admin) {
+  if (!reqUser.editorInChief && !reqUser.admin) {
     res
       .status(400)
       .json({ error: 'The request user must be Editor in Chief or Admin' })
diff --git a/packages/component-invite/src/tests/deleteInvitation.test.js b/packages/component-invite/src/tests/deleteInvitation.test.js
index e20a0773af872f4105b4aa171588124a2415ca1a..79de2f88398611efe0045bf2e6c484f0dc8b1759 100644
--- a/packages/component-invite/src/tests/deleteInvitation.test.js
+++ b/packages/component-invite/src/tests/deleteInvitation.test.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jest.mock('pubsweet-component-mail-service', () => ({
   setupRevokeInvitationEmail: jest.fn(),
 }))
 const { standardCollection, noTeamCollection } = fixtures.collections
-const { editorInChief, admin, handlingEditor } = fixtures.users
+const { editorInChief, admin, handlingEditor, author } = fixtures.users
 const { heTeam } = fixtures.teams
 const query = {
   role: 'handlingEditor',
@@ -83,12 +83,14 @@ describe('Delete Invitation route handler', () => {
     const req = httpMocks.createRequest()
     req.query = query
     req.params.collectionId = standardCollection.id
-    req.user = admin.id
+    req.user = author.id
     const res = httpMocks.createResponse()
     await require(deleteInvitationPath)(models)(req, res)
     expect(res.statusCode).toBe(400)
     const data = JSON.parse(res._getData())
-    expect(data.error).toEqual('The request user must be Editor in Chief')
+    expect(data.error).toEqual(
+      'The request user must be Editor in Chief or Admin',
+    )
   })
   it('should return an error when the collection does not have a the requested role team', async () => {
     const req = httpMocks.createRequest()
diff --git a/packages/component-invite/src/tests/getCollectionUsers.test.js b/packages/component-invite/src/tests/getCollectionUsers.test.js
index af4c1ce303148364a3ac8e196e8a36e32de847ec..971088d4bb97df40b6ed657884466781d369c0d5 100644
--- a/packages/component-invite/src/tests/getCollectionUsers.test.js
+++ b/packages/component-invite/src/tests/getCollectionUsers.test.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ const fixtures = require('./fixtures/fixtures')
 const Model = require('./helpers/Model')
 
 const { standardCollection, noTeamCollection } = fixtures.collections
-const { editorInChief, admin } = fixtures.users
+const { editorInChief } = fixtures.users
 const query = {
   role: 'handlingEditor',
 }
@@ -64,18 +64,6 @@ describe('Get collection users route handler', () => {
     expect(data.error).toEqual(`Role ${query.role} is invalid`)
     query.role = 'handlingEditor'
   })
-  it('should return an error when the request user is not editorInChief', async () => {
-    const req = httpMocks.createRequest()
-    req.query = query
-    req.params.collectionId = standardCollection.id
-    req.user = admin.id
-    const res = httpMocks.createResponse()
-    const models = Model.build()
-    await require(getCollectionUsersPath)(models)(req, res)
-    expect(res.statusCode).toBe(400)
-    const data = JSON.parse(res._getData())
-    expect(data.error).toEqual('The request user must be Editor in Chief')
-  })
   it('should return an error when the collection does not have a the requested role team', async () => {
     const req = httpMocks.createRequest()
     req.query = query