diff --git src/bp-core/admin/bp-core-admin-schema.php src/bp-core/admin/bp-core-admin-schema.php
index bb15a40b5..d7cab5bbe 100644
--- src/bp-core/admin/bp-core-admin-schema.php
+++ src/bp-core/admin/bp-core-admin-schema.php
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ function bp_core_install( $active_components = false ) {
 	// Install the signups table.
 	bp_core_maybe_install_signups();
 
+	// Install the invitations table.
+	bp_core_install_invitations();
+
 	// Notifications.
 	if ( !empty( $active_components['notifications'] ) ) {
 		bp_core_install_notifications();
diff --git src/bp-core/bp-core-update.php src/bp-core/bp-core-update.php
index db6d0289e..eda45ead0 100644
--- src/bp-core/bp-core-update.php
+++ src/bp-core/bp-core-update.php
@@ -211,7 +211,6 @@ function bp_version_updater() {
 		bp_update_option( 'bp-active-components', $default_components );
 		bp_core_add_page_mappings( $default_components, 'delete' );
 		bp_core_install_emails();
-		bp_core_install_invitations();
 
 	// Upgrades.
 	} else {