diff --git a/backend/src/services/org/org-service.ts b/backend/src/services/org/org-service.ts
index 87f0cbd8d..8417f2444 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/org/org-service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/org/org-service.ts
@@ -458,12 +458,6 @@ export const orgServiceFactory = ({
 
     const org = await orgDAL.findOrgById(orgId);
 
-    if (org?.authEnforced) {
-      throw new BadRequestError({
-        message: "Failed to invite user due to org-level auth enforced for organization"
-      });
-    }
-
     const isEmailInvalid = await isDisposableEmail(inviteeEmails);
     if (isEmailInvalid) {
       throw new BadRequestError({
@@ -472,20 +466,6 @@ export const orgServiceFactory = ({
       });
     }
     const plan = await licenseService.getPlan(orgId);
-    if (plan?.slug !== "enterprise" && plan?.memberLimit && plan.membersUsed >= plan.memberLimit) {
-      // limit imposed on number of members allowed / number of members used exceeds the number of members allowed
-      throw new BadRequestError({
-        message: "Failed to invite member due to member limit reached. Upgrade plan to invite more members."
-      });
-    }
-
-    if (plan?.slug !== "enterprise" && plan?.identityLimit && plan.identitiesUsed >= plan.identityLimit) {
-      // limit imposed on number of identities allowed / number of identities used exceeds the number of identities allowed
-      throw new BadRequestError({
-        message: "Failed to invite member due to member limit reached. Upgrade plan to invite more members."
-      });
-    }
-
     const isCustomOrgRole = !Object.values(OrgMembershipRole).includes(organizationRoleSlug as OrgMembershipRole);
     if (isCustomOrgRole) {
       if (!plan?.rbac)
@@ -570,7 +550,7 @@ export const orgServiceFactory = ({
           );
         }
 
-        const [inviteeMembership] = await orgDAL.findMembership(
+        const [inviteeOrgMembership] = await orgDAL.findMembership(
           {
             [`${TableName.OrgMembership}.orgId` as "orgId"]: orgId,
             [`${TableName.OrgMembership}.userId` as "userId"]: inviteeUserId
@@ -579,7 +559,27 @@ export const orgServiceFactory = ({
         );
 
         // if there exist no org membership we set is as given by the request
-        if (!inviteeMembership) {
+        if (!inviteeOrgMembership) {
+          if (plan?.slug !== "enterprise" && plan?.memberLimit && plan.membersUsed >= plan.memberLimit) {
+            // limit imposed on number of members allowed / number of members used exceeds the number of members allowed
+            throw new BadRequestError({
+              message: "Failed to invite member due to member limit reached. Upgrade plan to invite more members."
+            });
+          }
+
+          if (plan?.slug !== "enterprise" && plan?.identityLimit && plan.identitiesUsed >= plan.identityLimit) {
+            // limit imposed on number of identities allowed / number of identities used exceeds the number of identities allowed
+            throw new BadRequestError({
+              message: "Failed to invite member due to member limit reached. Upgrade plan to invite more members."
+            });
+          }
+
+          if (org?.authEnforced) {
+            throw new BadRequestError({
+              message: "Failed to invite user due to org-level auth enforced for organization"
+            });
+          }
+
           // as its used by project invite also
           ForbiddenError.from(permission).throwUnlessCan(OrgPermissionActions.Create, OrgPermissionSubjects.Member);
           let roleId;