diff --git a/backend/src/services/project-membership/project-membership-service.ts b/backend/src/services/project-membership/project-membership-service.ts
index fbaa0bb00..e96247c97 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/project-membership/project-membership-service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/project-membership/project-membership-service.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import { groupBy } from "@app/lib/fn";
 import { ActorType } from "../auth/auth-type";
 import { TOrgDALFactory } from "../org/org-dal";
 import { TProjectDALFactory } from "../project/project-dal";
-import { createWsMembers } from "../project/project-fns";
+import { assignWorkspaceKeysToMembers } from "../project/project-fns";
 import { TProjectBotDALFactory } from "../project-bot/project-bot-dal";
 import { TProjectKeyDALFactory } from "../project-key/project-key-dal";
 import { TProjectRoleDALFactory } from "../project-role/project-role-dal";
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ export const projectMembershipServiceFactory = ({
       ciphertext: bot.encryptedPrivateKey
     });
 
-    const newWsMembers = createWsMembers({
+    const newWsMembers = assignWorkspaceKeysToMembers({
       decryptKey: ghostUserLatestKey,
       userPrivateKey: botPrivateKey,
       members: orgMembers.map((membership) => ({
diff --git a/backend/src/services/project/project-fns.ts b/backend/src/services/project/project-fns.ts
index eb6fe3b11..0f1f5a08d 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/project/project-fns.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/project/project-fns.ts
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ import { decryptAsymmetric, encryptAsymmetric } from "@app/lib/crypto";
 
 import { AddUserToWsDTO } from "./project-types";
 
-export const createWsMembers = ({ members, decryptKey, userPrivateKey }: AddUserToWsDTO) => {
-  const key = decryptAsymmetric({
+export const assignWorkspaceKeysToMembers = ({ members, decryptKey, userPrivateKey }: AddUserToWsDTO) => {
+  const plaintextProjectKey = decryptAsymmetric({
     ciphertext: decryptKey.encryptedKey,
     nonce: decryptKey.nonce,
     publicKey: decryptKey.sender.publicKey,
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export const createWsMembers = ({ members, decryptKey, userPrivateKey }: AddUser
 
   const newWsMembers = members.map(({ orgMembershipId, userPublicKey, projectMembershipRole }) => {
     const { ciphertext: inviteeCipherText, nonce: inviteeNonce } = encryptAsymmetric(
-      key,
+      plaintextProjectKey,
       userPublicKey,
       userPrivateKey
     );
diff --git a/backend/src/services/project/project-queue.ts b/backend/src/services/project/project-queue.ts
index 5620a89c4..7bf9f0e51 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/project/project-queue.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/project/project-queue.ts
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ import { TSecretVersionDALFactory } from "../secret/secret-version-dal";
 import { TSecretFolderDALFactory } from "../secret-folder/secret-folder-dal";
 import { TUserDALFactory } from "../user/user-dal";
 import { TProjectDALFactory } from "./project-dal";
-import { createProjectKey, createWsMembers } from "./project-fns";
+import { assignWorkspaceKeysToMembers, createProjectKey } from "./project-fns";
 
 export type TProjectQueueFactory = ReturnType<typeof projectQueueFactory>;
 
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ export const projectQueueFactory = ({
             throw new Error(`User with ID ${key.receiverId} was not found during upgrade, or user is not in org.`);
           }
 
-          const [newMember] = createWsMembers({
+          const [newMember] = assignWorkspaceKeysToMembers({
             decryptKey: ghostUserLatestKey,
             userPrivateKey: ghostUser.keys.plainPrivateKey,
             members: [