diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 1acd4a4c..bc40edcd 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ workflows:
           context : org-global
           filters:
             branches:
-              only: ['develop', 'migration-setup']
+              only: ['develop', 'migration-setup', 'pm-1356']
       - deployProd:
           context : org-global
           filters:
diff --git a/src/constants.js b/src/constants.js
index 02a8db53..bfc93281 100644
--- a/src/constants.js
+++ b/src/constants.js
@@ -310,6 +310,7 @@ export const CONNECT_NOTIFICATION_EVENT = {
 export const TEMPLATE_IDS = {
   APPLY_COPILOT: 'd-d7c1f48628654798a05c8e09e52db14f',
   CREATE_REQUEST: 'd-3efdc91da580479d810c7acd50a4c17f',
+  PROJECT_MEMBER_INVITED: 'd-b47a25b103604bc28fc0ce77e77fb681',
 }
 export const REGEX = {
   URL: /^(http(s?):\/\/)?(www\.)?[a-zA-Z0-9\.\-\_]+(\.[a-zA-Z]{2,15})+(\:[0-9]{2,5})?(\/[a-zA-Z0-9\_\-\s\.\/\?\%\#\&\=;]*)?$/, // eslint-disable-line
diff --git a/src/routes/projectMemberInvites/create.js b/src/routes/projectMemberInvites/create.js
index 7c5a836d..99f4334a 100644
--- a/src/routes/projectMemberInvites/create.js
+++ b/src/routes/projectMemberInvites/create.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import {
   RESOURCES,
   MAX_PARALLEL_REQUEST_QTY,
   CONNECT_NOTIFICATION_EVENT,
+  TEMPLATE_IDS,
 } from '../../constants';
 import { createEvent } from '../../services/busApi';
 import { PERMISSION, PROJECT_TO_TOPCODER_ROLES_MATRIX } from '../../permissions/constants';
@@ -201,7 +202,7 @@ const buildCreateInvitePromises = (req, inviteEmails, inviteUserIds, invites, da
 const sendInviteEmail = (req, projectId, invite) => {
   req.log.debug(`Sending invite email: ${JSON.stringify(req.body)}, ${projectId}, ${JSON.stringify(invite)}`);
   req.log.debug(req.authUser);
-  const emailEventType = CONNECT_NOTIFICATION_EVENT.PROJECT_MEMBER_EMAIL_INVITE_CREATED;
+  const emailEventType = CONNECT_NOTIFICATION_EVENT.EXTERNAL_ACTION_EMAIL;
   const promises = [
     models.Project.findOne({
       where: { id: projectId },
@@ -237,13 +238,9 @@ const sendInviteEmail = (req, projectId, invite) => {
           ],
         }],
       },
+      sendgrid_template_id: TEMPLATE_IDS.PROJECT_MEMBER_INVITED,
       recipients: [invite.email],
       version: 'v3',
-      from: {
-        name: config.get('EMAIL_INVITE_FROM_NAME'),
-        email: config.get('EMAIL_INVITE_FROM_EMAIL'),
-      },
-      categories: [`${process.env.NODE_ENV}:${emailEventType}`.toLowerCase()],
     }, req.log);
   }).catch((error) => {
     req.log.error(error);