diff --git a/changelog/unreleased/fix-ocm-invite-email.md b/changelog/unreleased/fix-ocm-invite-email.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1225fa204
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/unreleased/fix-ocm-invite-email.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+Bugfix: Fixed the ocm email template
+
+The golang conditional construction moved out from the transifex template.
+
+https://github.com/owncloud/ocis/pull/10030
diff --git a/services/notifications/pkg/email/templates.go b/services/notifications/pkg/email/templates.go
index c2c080a96..665b33917 100644
--- a/services/notifications/pkg/email/templates.go
+++ b/services/notifications/pkg/email/templates.go
@@ -82,11 +82,24 @@ Even though this membership has expired you still might have access through othe
 		Greeting: l10n.Template(`Hi,`),
 		// ScienceMeshInviteTokenGenerated email template, resolves via {{ .MessageBody }}
 		MessageBody: l10n.Template(`{ShareSharer} ({ShareSharerMail}) wants to start sharing collaboration resources with you.
-{{if .ShareLink }}To accept the invite, please visit the following URL:
+To accept the invite, please visit the following URL:
 {ShareLink}
 
-Alternatively, you can{{else}}
-Please{{end}} visit your federation provider and use the following details:
+Alternatively, you can visit your federation provider and use the following details:
+  Token: {Token}
+  ProviderDomain: {ProviderDomain}`),
+	}
+
+	ScienceMeshInviteTokenGeneratedWithoutShareLink = MessageTemplate{
+		textTemplate: "templates/text/email.text.tmpl",
+		htmlTemplate: "templates/html/email.html.tmpl",
+		// ScienceMeshInviteTokenGeneratedWithoutShareLink email template, Subject field (resolves directly)
+		Subject: l10n.Template(`ScienceMesh: {InitiatorName} wants to collaborate with you`),
+		// ScienceMeshInviteTokenGeneratedWithoutShareLink email template, resolves via {{ .Greeting }}
+		Greeting: l10n.Template(`Hi,`),
+		// ScienceMeshInviteTokenGeneratedWithoutShareLink email template, resolves via {{ .MessageBody }}
+		MessageBody: l10n.Template(`{ShareSharer} ({ShareSharerMail}) wants to start sharing collaboration resources with you.
+Please visit your federation provider and use the following details:
   Token: {Token}
   ProviderDomain: {ProviderDomain}`),
 	}
diff --git a/services/notifications/pkg/service/sciencemesh.go b/services/notifications/pkg/service/sciencemesh.go
index 356815837..98d01f71a 100644
--- a/services/notifications/pkg/service/sciencemesh.go
+++ b/services/notifications/pkg/service/sciencemesh.go
@@ -57,8 +57,13 @@ func (s eventsNotifier) handleScienceMeshInviteTokenGenerated(e events.ScienceMe
 		}
 	}
 
+	emailTpl := email.ScienceMeshInviteTokenGenerated
+	if e.InviteLink == "" {
+		emailTpl = email.ScienceMeshInviteTokenGeneratedWithoutShareLink
+	}
+
 	msg, err := email.RenderEmailTemplate(
-		email.ScienceMeshInviteTokenGenerated,
+		emailTpl,
 		s.defaultLanguage, // fixMe: the recipient is unknown, should it be the defaultLocale?,
 		s.defaultLanguage, // fixMe: the defaultLocale is not set by default, shouldn't it be?,
 		s.emailTemplatePath,