diff --git a/app/models/app_config.rb b/app/models/app_config.rb
index 338036002..7786c166c 100644
--- a/app/models/app_config.rb
+++ b/app/models/app_config.rb
@@ -95,13 +95,13 @@ HELP
 
   def self.normalize_pod_services
     if defined?(SERVICES)
-      connected_services = []
+      configured_services = []
       SERVICES.keys.each do |service|
         unless SERVICES[service].keys.any?{|service_key| SERVICES[service][service_key].blank?}
-          connected_services << service
+          configured_services << service
         end
       end
-      self['configured_services'] = connected_services
+      self['configured_services'] = configured_services
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/app/views/shared/_invitations.haml b/app/views/shared/_invitations.haml
index a2ef56239..d3a726009 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/_invitations.haml
+++ b/app/views/shared/_invitations.haml
@@ -1,13 +1,10 @@
 -if AppConfig[:open_invitations]
-  - if SERVICES['facebook']['app_id'] !=""
+  - if AppConfig.configured_services.include?('facebook')
     - if defined? remote
       = link_to t('.from_facebook'), friend_finder_path('facebook', :remote => remote), :rel => 'facebox'
     -else
       = link_to t('.from_facebook'), friend_finder_path('facebook'), :rel => 'facebox'
     %br
-
-    = link_to t('.by_email'), new_user_invitation_path, :title => t('.invite_someone'), :rel => 'facebox'
-  - else
-    = link_to t('.by_email'), new_user_invitation_path, :title => t('.invite_someone'), :rel => 'facebox'
+  = link_to t('.by_email'), new_user_invitation_path, :title => t('.invite_someone'), :rel => 'facebox'
 - else
   = t('.dont_have_now')