diff --git a/app/models/users_project.rb b/app/models/users_project.rb
index 69b2d71b436c288b07af03ab74fb6a88d2ac5d05..60bdf7a3cfb15278b6d4d2dbba6d0b3b7633d138 100644
--- a/app/models/users_project.rb
+++ b/app/models/users_project.rb
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ class UsersProject < ActiveRecord::Base
       author_id: self.user.id
     )
 
-    notification_service.new_team_member(self)
+    notification_service.new_team_member(self) unless owner?
     system_hook_service.execute_hooks_for(self, :create)
   end