diff --git a/openreview/journal/journal.py b/openreview/journal/journal.py
index 8e2fe8b91..2dc51ca7a 100644
--- a/openreview/journal/journal.py
+++ b/openreview/journal/journal.py
@@ -685,7 +685,7 @@ def get_late_invitees(self, invitation_id):
                     profile = self.client.get_profile(signature)
                     signature_members.append(profile.id)
                 else:
-                    signature_members = signature_members + signature['members']
+                    signature_members = signature_members  + self.client.get_group(signature['id']).members
             for signature in reply.signatures:
                 if signature.startswith('~'):
                     profile = self.client.get_profile(signature)
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 67c505d87..7d76a1983 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 setup(
     name='openreview-py',
 
-    version='1.32.0',
+    version='1.32.1',
 
     description='OpenReview API Python client library',
     url='https://github.com/openreview/openreview-py',
diff --git a/tests/test_journal.py b/tests/test_journal.py
index 2f40410db..7bc4e43d9 100644
--- a/tests/test_journal.py
+++ b/tests/test_journal.py
@@ -2278,6 +2278,9 @@ def test_submission(self, journal, openreview_client, test_client, helpers):
 
         helpers.await_queue_edit(openreview_client, edit_id=verification_note['id'])
 
+        ## check late invitees again
+        assert journal.get_late_invitees('TMLR/Paper1/-/Camera_Ready_Verification') == []
+
         messages = journal.client.get_messages(to = 'test@mail.com', subject = '[TMLR] Camera ready version accepted for your TMLR submission 1: Paper title VERSION 2')
         assert len(messages) == 1
         assert messages[0]['content']['text'] == f'''Hi SomeFirstName User,