1 files changed, 15 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index 51e9279..cb093cf 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -43,8 +43,7 @@ class User < CouchRest::Model::Base
     :mx_with_fallback => true
 
 
-  validates_with InviteCodeValidator, on: :create, if: -> {APP_CONFIG[:invite_required]}
-
+  validates_with InviteCodeValidator, :on => :create, :if => :invite_required?
 
   timestamps!
 
@@ -57,6 +56,11 @@ class User < CouchRest::Model::Base
 
   include TemporaryUser # MUST come after designs are defined.
 
+  def initialize(*args)
+    super
+    @invite_required = APP_CONFIG[:invite_required]
+  end
+
   def self.login_starts_with(query)
     self.by_login.startkey(query).endkey(query + "\ufff0")
   end
@@ -113,6 +117,15 @@ class User < CouchRest::Model::Base
     false
   end
 
+  def invite_required?
+    @invite_required
+  end
+
+  # should only be called for testing or monitoring purposes
+  def ignore_invites!
+    @invite_required = false
+  end
+
   def most_recent_tickets(count=3)
     Ticket.for_user(self).limit(count).all #defaults to having most recent updated first
   end