diff --git a/app/jobs/regular/bulk_invite.rb b/app/jobs/regular/bulk_invite.rb
index 54c67ec9ccb..835ac0e6c75 100644
--- a/app/jobs/regular/bulk_invite.rb
+++ b/app/jobs/regular/bulk_invite.rb
@@ -98,7 +98,13 @@ module Jobs
       email = csv_info[0]
       group_ids = get_group_ids(csv_info[1], csv_line_number)
       topic = get_topic(csv_info[2], csv_line_number)
-      Invite.invite_by_email(email, @current_user, topic, group_ids)
+      begin
+        Invite.invite_by_email(email, @current_user, topic, group_ids)
+      rescue => e
+        log "Error inviting '#{email}' -- #{e}"
+        @sent -= 1
+        @failed += 1
+      end
     end
 
     def log(message)
diff --git a/app/models/invite.rb b/app/models/invite.rb
index 1fdc17453a0..0c526ae0762 100644
--- a/app/models/invite.rb
+++ b/app/models/invite.rb
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ class Invite < ActiveRecord::Base
   has_many :topic_invites
   has_many :topics, through: :topic_invites, source: :topic
   validates_presence_of :invited_by_id
+  validates :email, email: true
 
   before_create do
     self.invite_key ||= SecureRandom.hex
diff --git a/spec/models/invite_spec.rb b/spec/models/invite_spec.rb
index 8fbdfd96faa..d710bc3a80d 100644
--- a/spec/models/invite_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/invite_spec.rb
@@ -21,6 +21,21 @@ describe Invite do
 
   end
 
+  context 'email validators' do
+    let(:coding_horror) { Fabricate(:coding_horror) }
+    let(:invite) { Invite.create(email: "test@mailinator.com", invited_by: coding_horror) }
+
+    it "should not allow an invite with blacklisted email" do
+      invite.should_not be_valid
+    end
+
+    it "should allow an invite with non-blacklisted email" do
+      invite = Fabricate(:invite, email: "test@mail.com", invited_by: coding_horror)
+      invite.should be_valid
+    end
+
+  end
+
   context '#create' do
 
     context 'saved' do