diff --git a/app/controllers/api/teams.php b/app/controllers/api/teams.php
index dfa8cb0b7a..aae105f0b8 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/teams.php
+++ b/app/controllers/api/teams.php
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ App::post('/v1/teams/:teamId/memberships')
                 $projectName = $project->isEmpty() ? 'Console' : $project->getAttribute('name', '[APP-NAME]');
 
                 $from = $project->isEmpty() || $project->getId() === 'console' ? '' : \sprintf($locale->getText('emails.sender'), $projectName);
-                $body = Template::fromFile(__DIR__ . '/../../config/locale/templates/email-base.tpl');
+                $body = $locale->getText("emails.invitation.body");
                 $subject = \sprintf($locale->getText("emails.invitation.subject"), $team->getAttribute('name'), $projectName);
 
                 $smtpEnabled = $project->getAttribute('smtp', [])['enabled'] ?? false;
@@ -566,25 +566,23 @@ App::post('/v1/teams/:teamId/memberships')
                         ->setSmtpSenderName($customTemplate['senderName'] ?? '');
                 }
 
-                $body->setParam('{{owner}}', $user->getAttribute('name'));
-                $body->setParam('{{team}}', $team->getAttribute('name'));
-
-                $body
-                    ->setParam('{{subject}}', $subject)
-                    ->setParam('{{hello}}', $locale->getText("emails.invitation.hello"))
-                    ->setParam('{{name}}', $user->getAttribute('name'))
-                    ->setParam('{{body}}', $locale->getText("emails.invitation.body"))
-                    ->setParam('{{redirect}}', $url)
-                    ->setParam('{{footer}}', $locale->getText("emails.invitation.footer"))
-                    ->setParam('{{thanks}}', $locale->getText("emails.invitation.thanks"))
-                    ->setParam('{{signature}}', $locale->getText("emails.invitation.signature"))
-                    ->setParam('{{project}}', $projectName)
-                    ->setParam('{{direction}}', $locale->getText('settings.direction'))
-                    ->setParam('{{bg-body}}', '#f7f7f7')
-                    ->setParam('{{bg-content}}', '#ffffff')
-                    ->setParam('{{text-content}}', '#000000');
-
-                $body = $body->render();
+                $emailVariables = [
+                    'owner' => $user->getAttribute('name'),
+                    'team' => $team->getAttribute('name'),
+                    'subject' => $subject,
+                    'hello' => $locale->getText("emails.invitation.hello"),
+                    'name' => $user->getAttribute('name'),
+                    'body' => $body,
+                    'redirect' => $url,
+                    'footer' => $locale->getText("emails.invitation.footer"),
+                    'thanks' => $locale->getText("emails.invitation.thanks"),
+                    'signature' => $locale->getText("emails.invitation.signature"),
+                    'project' => $projectName,
+                    'direction' => $locale->getText('settings.direction'),
+                    'bg-body' => '#f7f7f7',
+                    'bg-content' => '#ffffff',
+                    'text-content' => '#000000',
+                ];
 
                 $mails
                     ->setSubject($subject)
@@ -592,6 +590,7 @@ App::post('/v1/teams/:teamId/memberships')
                     ->setFrom($from)
                     ->setRecipient($invitee->getAttribute('email'))
                     ->setName($invitee->getAttribute('name'))
+                    ->setVariables($emailVariables)
                     ->trigger()
                 ;
             } elseif (!empty($phone)) {