diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/users/settings/teams/invite_users_modal.js b/app/assets/javascripts/users/settings/teams/invite_users_modal.js
index 0e642e40e..402238aa3 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/users/settings/teams/invite_users_modal.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/users/settings/teams/invite_users_modal.js
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
       });
     });
 
-    dropdownSelector.init('#role', {
+    dropdownSelector.init(roleInput, {
       noEmptyOption: true,
       singleSelect: true,
       closeOnSelect: true,
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@
         var data = {
           emails: dropdownSelector.getValues(emailsInput),
           team_ids: dropdownSelector.getValues(teamsInput),
-          role: dropdownSelector.getValues(roleInput),
+          role_id: dropdownSelector.getValues(roleInput),
           'g-recaptcha-response': $('.g-recaptcha-response').val()
         };
 
diff --git a/app/controllers/users/invitations_controller.rb b/app/controllers/users/invitations_controller.rb
index c9cd54950..4b0b86cd6 100644
--- a/app/controllers/users/invitations_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/users/invitations_controller.rb
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ module Users
         end
 
         if @teams.any? && user
-          @user_role ||= UserRole.find_by(name: UserRole.public_send('normal_user_role').name)
+          @user_role ||= UserRole.find_predefined_normal_user_role
           @teams.each do |team|
             if team.user_assignments.exists?(user: user)
               result[:status] = :user_exists_and_in_team
diff --git a/app/views/shared/_invite_users_modal.html.erb b/app/views/shared/_invite_users_modal.html.erb
index 4c94e2ed9..3c71d84ce 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/_invite_users_modal.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/shared/_invite_users_modal.html.erb
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ invite_with_team_selector = type.in?(%w(invite_new_members invite_with_team_sele
                   </h4>
                   <div class="form-select">
                     <% normal_user_role = UserRole.find_predefined_normal_user_role %>
-                    <%= select_tag "role",
+                    <%= select_tag "role-id",
                       options_for_select(
                         team_user_roles_for_select
                           .map { |name, id| [id == normal_user_role.id ? "#{name} (#{t('invite_users.default')})" : name, id] },