diff --git a/distro/changelog.xml b/distro/changelog.xml
index 4ea58c5..49f5a24 100644
--- a/distro/changelog.xml
+++ b/distro/changelog.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 <ReleaseNotes xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
 	xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="xsd/changelog.xsd">
+	<Changeset component="org.gcube.common.portal.invites-common-library.1-4-0"
+		date="2017-05-12">
+		<Change>Invite emails are now sent via Email Templates Library</Change>
+	</Changeset>
 	<Changeset component="org.gcube.common.portal.invites-common-library.1-3-0"
 		date="2016-11-27">
 		<Change>removed ASL Session, ported to gCube Client Context</Change>
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/invites/InvitesManager.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/invites/InvitesManager.java
index 0a56f1a..713b732 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/invites/InvitesManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portal/invites/InvitesManager.java
@@ -11,14 +11,16 @@ import javax.mail.internet.AddressException;
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
 
 import org.gcube.common.portal.PortalContext;
-import org.gcube.common.portal.mailing.EmailNotification;
 import org.gcube.portal.databook.server.DBCassandraAstyanaxImpl;
 import org.gcube.portal.databook.server.DatabookStore;
 import org.gcube.portal.databook.shared.Invite;
 import org.gcube.portal.databook.shared.InviteOperationResult;
 import org.gcube.portal.databook.shared.InviteStatus;
+import org.gcube.portal.mailing.message.EmailAddress;
 import org.gcube.portal.mailing.message.Recipient;
+import org.gcube.portal.mailing.message.RecipientType;
 import org.gcube.portal.mailing.service.EmailTemplateService;
+import org.gcube.portal.mailing.templates.TemplateUserHasInvited;
 import org.gcube.portal.mailing.templates.TemplatedJoinMeInvite;
 import org.gcube.vomanagement.usermanagement.exception.GroupRetrievalFault;
 import org.gcube.vomanagement.usermanagement.exception.UserManagementSystemException;
@@ -80,8 +82,8 @@ public class InvitesManager {
 		try {
 			String vreName =  PortalContext.getConfiguration().getCurrentGroupName(request);
 			result = store.saveInvite(invite);
-			emailResult = sendInviteEmail(request, vreName, portalSenderEmail, portalURL, name, lastName, email, vreDescription);
-			notifyInviteSent(request, username, currScope, invite, vreName);
+			emailResult = sendInviteEmail(request, currUser, vreName, name, email, vreDescription);
+			notifyInviteSent(request, currUser, currScope, invite, vreName);
 
 		} catch (AddressException e) {
 			_log.error("Email not valid " + e.getMessage());
@@ -94,16 +96,13 @@ public class InvitesManager {
 
 	private Boolean sendInviteEmail(
 			HttpServletRequest request,
+			GCubeUser currUser,
 			String vreName,
-			String portalSenderEmail,
-			String portalURL,
 			String name, 
-			String lastName,
 			String email,
 			String vreDescription) {
 		
 		PortalContext pContext = PortalContext.getConfiguration();
-		GCubeUser currUser = pContext.getCurrentUser(request);
 		String gatewayURL = pContext.getGatewayURL(request);
 		String gatewayName = pContext.getGatewayName(request);
 		
@@ -112,14 +111,14 @@ public class InvitesManager {
 			String subject = "Join me on " + vreName + " VRE";
 
 			long groupId = PortalContext.getConfiguration().getCurrentGroupId(request);
-			final String linkToAcceptInvite = portalURL + PortalContext.getConfiguration().getSiteLandingPagePath(request)+"/explore?siteId="+groupId;
-			final String linkToCreateAccount = portalURL + "/?p_p_id=58&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&p_p_col_id=column-1&p_p_col_count=1&saveLastPath=false&_58_struts_action=%2Flogin%2Fcreate_account";
+			final String linkToAcceptInvite = gatewayURL + PortalContext.getConfiguration().getSiteLandingPagePath(request)+"/explore?siteId="+groupId;
+			final String linkToCreateAccount = gatewayURL + "/?p_p_id=58&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&p_p_col_id=column-1&p_p_col_count=1&saveLastPath=false&_58_struts_action=%2Flogin%2Fcreate_account";
 			
 			EmailTemplateService.send(
 					subject, 
 					new TemplatedJoinMeInvite(gatewayName, gatewayURL, currUser, name, vreName, vreDescription, linkToAcceptInvite, linkToCreateAccount), 
 					request,
-					new Recipient(email));
+					new Recipient(email), new Recipient(new EmailAddress(currUser.getEmail()), RecipientType.CC));
 			
 			
 			_log.debug("Join Me Invite email message sent successfully to " + email );
@@ -130,6 +129,31 @@ public class InvitesManager {
 		}
 		return true;
 	}
+	/**
+	 * 
+	 * @param request
+	 * @param username
+	 * @param scope
+	 * @param invite
+	 * @param vreName
+	 */
+	public static void notifyInviteSent(HttpServletRequest request, GCubeUser currUser, String scope, Invite invite, String vreName) {
+
+		List<Recipient> adminRecipients = new ArrayList<>();
+		for (String email : getAdministratorsEmails(scope)) {
+			adminRecipients.add(new Recipient(email));
+		}
+		String gatewayURL = PortalContext.getConfiguration().getGatewayURL(request);
+		String gatewayName = PortalContext.getConfiguration().getGatewayName(request);
+
+		String subject = new StringBuffer("invite was sent on ").append(vreName).append(" by ").append(invite.getSenderFullName()).toString();
+		EmailTemplateService.send(
+				subject, 
+				new TemplateUserHasInvited(currUser, invite.getInvitedEmail(), vreName, gatewayName, gatewayURL),
+				request,
+				adminRecipients.toArray(new Recipient[adminRecipients.size()]));		
+	}
+
 	
 	private static ArrayList<String> getAdministratorsEmails(String scope) {
 		LiferayUserManager userManager = new LiferayUserManager();
@@ -173,27 +197,5 @@ public class InvitesManager {
 		return adminEmailsList;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * 
-	 * @param scope .
-	 * @param optionalMessage .
-	 */
-	public static void notifyInviteSent(HttpServletRequest request, String username, String scope, Invite invite, String vreName) {
-
-		ArrayList<String> adminEmails = getAdministratorsEmails(scope);
-		StringBuffer body = new StringBuffer();
-		body.append("<p>Dear manager of "+ scope +",<br />this email message was automatically generated by " + PortalContext.getConfiguration().getGatewayURL(request) +" to inform you that ");
-		body.append("</p>");
-		body.append("<p>");
-		body.append("<b>"+invite.getSenderFullName() + " (" + invite.getSenderUserId() +")</b> has invited " + invite.getInvitedEmail() + " to the following environment:");
-		body.append("<br /><br />");
-		body.append("<b>" + scope+"</b>");
-		body.append("</p>");
-
-		String[] allMails = new String[adminEmails.size()];
-		adminEmails.toArray(allMails);
-		EmailNotification mailToAdmin = new EmailNotification(allMails , "An invite was sent on " + vreName + " by " + invite.getSenderFullName(), body.toString(), request);
-		mailToAdmin.sendEmail();
-	}
-
+	
 }