diff --git a/src/IRCBridge.ts b/src/IRCBridge.ts
index d230666..dc02055 100644
--- a/src/IRCBridge.ts
+++ b/src/IRCBridge.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 
-import { MatrixClient, MatrixEvent } from "matrix-bot-sdk";
+import {LogService, MatrixClient, MatrixEvent} from "matrix-bot-sdk";
 import * as irc from "irc-upd";
 import { Auditorium } from "./models/Auditorium";
 import { InterestRoom } from "./models/InterestRoom";
@@ -128,7 +128,8 @@ export class IRCBridge {
 
     public async plumbChannelToRoom(channel: string, roomId: string) {
         if (await this.shouldInviteBot(roomId)) {
-            await this.mxClient.inviteUser(this.config.botUserId, roomId);
+            //await this.mxClient.inviteUser(this.config.botUserId, roomId);
+            LogService.info("IRCBridge", `Inviting ${this.config.botUserId}`)
         }
         await this.ircClient.join(channel);
         const result = await this.executeCommand(`plumb ${roomId} ${this.config.serverName} ${channel}`);
diff --git a/src/invites.ts b/src/invites.ts
index 8035867..21e0a66 100644
--- a/src/invites.ts
+++ b/src/invites.ts
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@ export async function resolveIdentifiers(client: ConferenceMatrixClient, people:
 
 export async function invitePersonToRoom(client: ConferenceMatrixClient, resolvedPerson: ResolvedPersonIdentifier, roomId: string): Promise<void> {
     if (resolvedPerson.mxid) {
-        return await client.inviteUser(resolvedPerson.mxid.trim(), roomId);
+        //return await client.inviteUser(resolvedPerson.mxid.trim(), roomId);
+        LogService.info("invites", `Inviting ${resolvedPerson.mxid}`)
     }    
 
     if (!resolvedPerson.emails) {
@@ -93,16 +94,17 @@ export async function invitePersonToRoom(client: ConferenceMatrixClient, resolve
     }
 
     for (const email of resolvedPerson.emails) {
-        const idInvite = await client.identityClient.makeEmailInvite(email, roomId);
-        const content = {
-            display_name: idInvite.display_name,
-            // XXX: https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/issues/2948
-            key_validity_url: `${client.identityClient.serverUrl}/_matrix/identity/v2/pubkey/ephemeral/isvalid`,
-            public_key: idInvite.public_key,
-            public_keys: idInvite.public_keys,
-            [RS_3PID_PERSON_ID]: resolvedPerson.person.id,
-        };
-        const stateKey = idInvite.token; // not included in the content
-        await client.sendStateEvent(roomId, "m.room.third_party_invite", stateKey, content);
+        // const idInvite = await client.identityClient.makeEmailInvite(email, roomId);
+        // const content = {
+        //     display_name: idInvite.display_name,
+        //     // XXX: https://github.com/matrix-org/matrix-doc/issues/2948
+        //     key_validity_url: `${client.identityClient.serverUrl}/_matrix/identity/v2/pubkey/ephemeral/isvalid`,
+        //     public_key: idInvite.public_key,
+        //     public_keys: idInvite.public_keys,
+        //     [RS_3PID_PERSON_ID]: resolvedPerson.person.id,
+        // };
+        // const stateKey = idInvite.token; // not included in the content
+        // await client.sendStateEvent(roomId, "m.room.third_party_invite", stateKey, content);
+        LogService.info("invites", `Third-party inviting ${email}`)
     }
 }