diff --git a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/search.rb b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/search.rb
index 05a511fd1..7a5303323 100644
--- a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/search.rb
+++ b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/search.rb
@@ -22,8 +22,9 @@ module JamRuby
       self.text_search({ SEARCH_TEXT_TYPE_ID => :musicians, :query => txt }, user)
     end
 
-    def self.friend_invite_search(query, user)
+    def self.session_invite_search(query, user)
       srch = Search.new
+      srch.search_type = :session_invite
       like_str = "%#{query.downcase}%"
       rel = User
         .musicians
@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@ module JamRuby
       args
     end
 
-    PARAM_INVITE = :srch_inv
+    PARAM_SESSION_INVITE = :srch_sessinv
     PARAM_MUSICIAN = :srch_m
     PARAM_BAND = :srch_b
     PARAM_FEED = :srch_f
@@ -219,6 +220,10 @@ module JamRuby
 
     public
 
+    def session_invite_search?
+      :session_invite == @search_type 
+    end
+
     def musicians_text_search?
       :musicians == @search_type 
     end
diff --git a/ruby/spec/jam_ruby/models/search_spec.rb b/ruby/spec/jam_ruby/models/search_spec.rb
index e3225bfe6..21fbe8d42 100644
--- a/ruby/spec/jam_ruby/models/search_spec.rb
+++ b/ruby/spec/jam_ruby/models/search_spec.rb
@@ -45,10 +45,11 @@ describe Search do
   it 'find autocomplete friend musicians' do
     Friendship.save_using_models(user1, user2)
     Friendship.save_using_models(user1, user3)
-    srch = Search.friend_invite_search(user1.first_name[0..3], user2)
+
+    srch = Search.session_invite_search(user1.first_name[0..3], user2)
     expect(srch.results.size).to eq(1)
 
-    srch = Search.friend_invite_search(user1.last_name[0..3], user2)
+    srch = Search.session_invite_search(user1.last_name[0..3], user2)
     expect(srch.results.size).to eq(1)
   end