diff --git a/backend/src/server/routes/v1/org-admin-router.ts b/backend/src/server/routes/v1/org-admin-router.ts
index 71f636452..5339d91b5 100644
--- a/backend/src/server/routes/v1/org-admin-router.ts
+++ b/backend/src/server/routes/v1/org-admin-router.ts
@@ -61,14 +61,14 @@ export const registerOrgAdminRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvider) => {
     },
     onRequest: verifyAuth([AuthMode.JWT]),
     handler: async (req) => {
-      const { membership, isExistingMember } = await server.services.orgAdmin.accessProject({
+      const { membership } = await server.services.orgAdmin.accessProject({
         actorOrgId: req.permission.orgId,
         actorAuthMethod: req.permission.authMethod,
         actorId: req.permission.id,
         actor: req.permission.type,
         projectId: req.params.projectId
       });
-      if (!isExistingMember && req.auth.authMode === AuthMode.JWT) {
+      if (req.auth.authMode === AuthMode.JWT) {
         await server.services.auditLog.createAuditLog({
           ...req.auditLogInfo,
           projectId: req.params.projectId,
diff --git a/backend/src/services/org-admin/org-admin-service.ts b/backend/src/services/org-admin/org-admin-service.ts
index 89b516dcd..aef1342b4 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/org-admin/org-admin-service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/org-admin/org-admin-service.ts
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ export const orgAdminServiceFactory = ({
         },
         tx
       );
-      return projectMembership;
+      return newProjectMembership;
     });
     return { isExistingMember: false, membership: updatedMembership };
   };