diff --git a/src/components/views/dialogs/ChatInviteDialog.js b/src/components/views/dialogs/ChatInviteDialog.js
index 69dd6764a6..9b1bb1752a 100644
--- a/src/components/views/dialogs/ChatInviteDialog.js
+++ b/src/components/views/dialogs/ChatInviteDialog.js
@@ -236,28 +236,29 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
var AddressSelector = sdk.getComponent("elements.AddressSelector");
this.scrollElement = null;
- var query;
+ var query = [];
+ // create the invite list
if (this.state.inviteList.length > 0) {
var AddressTile = sdk.getComponent("elements.AddressTile");
- query = [];
for (let i = 0; i < this.state.inviteList.length; i++) {
query.push(
-