diff --git a/lib/Activity/ProviderParser.php b/lib/Activity/ProviderParser.php
index c667b3816..99af607b1 100644
--- a/lib/Activity/ProviderParser.php
+++ b/lib/Activity/ProviderParser.php
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 use OCA\Circles\Model\FederatedLink;
 use OCA\Circles\Model\Member;
 use OCA\Circles\Service\MiscService;
+use OCA\Circles\Service\ConfigService;
 use OCP\Activity\IEvent;
 use OCP\Activity\IManager;
 use OCP\IL10N;
@@ -39,7 +40,6 @@
 
 class ProviderParser {
 
-
 	/** @var MiscService */
 	protected $miscService;
 
@@ -52,13 +52,28 @@ class ProviderParser {
 	/** @var IManager */
 	protected $activityManager;
 
+	/** @var ConfigService */
+	protected $configService;
+
+	/**
+	 * @param IURLGenerator $url
+	 * @param IManager      $activityManager
+	 * @param IL10N         $l10n
+	 * @param MiscService   $miscService
+	 * @param ConfigService $configService
+	 */
 	public function __construct(
-		IURLGenerator $url, IManager $activityManager, IL10N $l10n, MiscService $miscService
+		IURLGenerator $url,
+		IManager $activityManager,
+		IL10N $l10n,
+		MiscService $miscService,
+		ConfigService $configService
 	) {
 		$this->url = $url;
 		$this->activityManager = $activityManager;
 		$this->l10n = $l10n;
 		$this->miscService = $miscService;
+		$this->configService = $configService;
 	}
 
 
diff --git a/lib/Activity/ProviderSubjectMember.php b/lib/Activity/ProviderSubjectMember.php
index 486cb0543..37cf1ba06 100644
--- a/lib/Activity/ProviderSubjectMember.php
+++ b/lib/Activity/ProviderSubjectMember.php
@@ -68,7 +68,9 @@ public function parseSubjectMemberJoin(IEvent $event, Circle $circle, Member $me
 	 * @throws FakeException
 	 */
 	private function parseSubjectMemberJoinClosedCircle(IEvent $event, Circle $circle, Member $member) {
-		if ($circle->getType() !== Circle::CIRCLES_CLOSED) {
+		if ($circle->getType() !== Circle::CIRCLES_CLOSED ||
+			$this->configService->isInvitationSkipped()
+		) {
 			return;
 		}
 
@@ -141,7 +143,9 @@ private function parseSubjectMemberAddNotLocalMember(IEvent $event, Circle $circ
 	 * @throws FakeException
 	 */
 	private function parseSubjectMemberAddClosedCircle(IEvent $event, Circle $circle, Member $member) {
-		if ($circle->getType() !== Circle::CIRCLES_CLOSED) {
+		if ($circle->getType() !== Circle::CIRCLES_CLOSED ||
+	   		$this->configService->isInvitationSkipped()
+		) {
 			return;
 		}
 
diff --git a/lib/Model/Member.php b/lib/Model/Member.php
index af6f8c1f9..03c2612b3 100644
--- a/lib/Model/Member.php
+++ b/lib/Model/Member.php
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ public function inviteToCircle($circleType) {
 	public function joinCircle($circleType) {
 
 		switch ($circleType) {
+			case Circle::CIRCLES_PERSONAL:
 			case Circle::CIRCLES_SECRET:
 			case Circle::CIRCLES_PUBLIC:
 				return $this->addMemberToCircle();
@@ -264,5 +265,3 @@ public function hasToBeInviteAble() {
 	}
 
 }
-
-