diff --git a/app/dao/notifications_dao.py b/app/dao/notifications_dao.py
index fece5b3d2..fed5d1be8 100644
--- a/app/dao/notifications_dao.py
+++ b/app/dao/notifications_dao.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import json
-from datetime import timedelta
+import os
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 from time import time
 
 from flask import current_app
@@ -95,6 +96,32 @@ def dao_create_notification(notification):
     # notify-api-1454 insert only if it doesn't exist
     if not dao_notification_exists(notification.id):
         db.session.add(notification)
+        # There have been issues with invites expiring.
+        # Ensure the created at value is set and debug.
+        if notification.notification_type == "email":
+            orig_time = notification.created_at
+            now_time = utc_now()
+            try:
+                diff_time = now_time - orig_time
+            except TypeError:
+                try:
+                    orig_time = datetime.strptime(orig_time, "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.%fZ")
+                except ValueError:
+                    orig_time = datetime.strptime(orig_time, "%Y-%m-%d")
+                diff_time = now_time - orig_time
+            current_app.logger.error(
+                f"dao_create_notification orig created at: {orig_time} and now created at: {now_time}"
+            )
+            if diff_time.total_seconds() > 300:
+                current_app.logger.error(
+                    "Something is wrong with notification.created_at in email!"
+                )
+                if os.getenv("NOTIFY_ENVIRONMENT") not in ["test"]:
+                    notification.created_at = now_time
+                    dao_update_notification(notification)
+                    current_app.logger.error(
+                        f"Email notification created_at reset to   {notification.created_at}"
+                    )
 
 
 def country_records_delivery(phone_prefix):
diff --git a/app/service_invite/rest.py b/app/service_invite/rest.py
index e375b93a5..f53556b95 100644
--- a/app/service_invite/rest.py
+++ b/app/service_invite/rest.py
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ def _create_service_invite(invited_user, nonce, state):
         "service_name": invited_user.service.name,
         "url": url,
     }
-
+    created_at = utc_now()
     saved_notification = persist_notification(
         template_id=template.id,
         template_version=template.version,
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ def _create_service_invite(invited_user, nonce, state):
         api_key_id=None,
         key_type=KeyType.NORMAL,
         reply_to_text=invited_user.from_user.email_address,
+        created_at=created_at,
     )
     saved_notification.personalisation = personalisation
     redis_store.set(
diff --git a/tests/app/celery/test_reporting_tasks.py b/tests/app/celery/test_reporting_tasks.py
index 124038d48..952c65e09 100644
--- a/tests/app/celery/test_reporting_tasks.py
+++ b/tests/app/celery/test_reporting_tasks.py
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ def test_create_nightly_notification_status_triggers_relevant_tasks(
     mock_celery = mocker.patch(
         "app.celery.reporting_tasks.create_nightly_notification_status_for_service_and_day"
     ).apply_async
-
     for notification_type in NotificationType:
         template = create_template(sample_service, template_type=notification_type)
         create_notification(template=template, created_at=notification_date)