diff --git a/app/controllers/roles_controller.rb b/app/controllers/roles_controller.rb
index 5afb8b1..eb7baf2 100644
--- a/app/controllers/roles_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/roles_controller.rb
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
           if @role.save
             if registered
               deliver_if(recipients: user, key: 'users.added_as_coowner') do |r|
-                UserMailer.sharing_notification(@role, r).deliver_now
+                UserMailer.sharing_notification(@role, r, current_user).deliver_now
               end
             end
             flash[:notice] = message
diff --git a/app/mailers/user_mailer.rb b/app/mailers/user_mailer.rb
index 1a88646..ce50687 100644
--- a/app/mailers/user_mailer.rb
+++ b/app/mailers/user_mailer.rb
@@ -11,13 +11,14 @@
     end
   end
   
-  def sharing_notification(role, user)
+  def sharing_notification(role, user, current_user)
     @role = role
     @user = user
+    @current_user = current_user
     FastGettext.with_locale FastGettext.default_locale do
       mail(to: @role.user.email, 
            subject: d_('dmpopidor', '%{user_name} has shared a Data Management Plan with you in %{tool_name}') %{ 
-             :user_name => @user.invited_by ? @user.invited_by.name(false) : "A collegue",
+             :user_name => current_user.name(false),
              :tool_name => Rails.configuration.branding[:application][:name]
             })
     end
diff --git a/app/views/user_mailer/sharing_notification.html.erb b/app/views/user_mailer/sharing_notification.html.erb
index fe1667b..fbec00f 100644
--- a/app/views/user_mailer/sharing_notification.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/user_mailer/sharing_notification.html.erb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <%
   tool_name = Rails.configuration.branding[:application][:name]
-  sender_name = @user.invited_by ? @user.invited_by.name(false) : "A collegue"
+  sender_name = @current_user.name(false)
   user_email = @user.name(false)
   link = url_for(action: 'show', controller: 'plans', id: @role.plan.id)
 %>