diff --git a/wrenchboard/src/shared_tool/family_acc.cc b/wrenchboard/src/shared_tool/family_acc.cc
index 10ce490a..127183ec 100644
--- a/wrenchboard/src/shared_tool/family_acc.cc
+++ b/wrenchboard/src/shared_tool/family_acc.cc
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ long  WrenchFamilyInvite(CVars in, CVars &out){
             xx["firstname"].set_valid(true);
             xx["lastname"] = in["lastname"];
             xx["lastname"].set_valid(true);
-            xx["email"] = rec["email"];
+            xx["email"] = in["email"];
             xx["email"].set_valid(true);
             xx["family_type"] = in["family_type"];
             xx["family_type"].set_valid(true);