diff --git a/app/DataMapper/CompanySettings.php b/app/DataMapper/CompanySettings.php
index 538d1b59367c..8f4b68e9d826 100644
--- a/app/DataMapper/CompanySettings.php
+++ b/app/DataMapper/CompanySettings.php
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ class CompanySettings extends BaseSettings {
 		'counter_padding'                    => 'integer',
 		'design'                             => 'string',
 		'website'                            => 'string',
-		'pdf_variables'                  	 => 'array',
+		'pdf_variables'                  	 => 'object',
 	];
 
 	/**
diff --git a/app/Repositories/BaseRepository.php b/app/Repositories/BaseRepository.php
index 62b581979114..69284452ff80 100644
--- a/app/Repositories/BaseRepository.php
+++ b/app/Repositories/BaseRepository.php
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ class BaseRepository
 
                     $new_invitation = $invitation_factory_class::create($model->company_id, $model->user_id);
                     $new_invitation->{$lcfirst_resource_id} = $model->id;
-                    $new_invitation->client_contact_id = $this->decodePrimaryKey($invitation['client_contact_id']);
+                    $new_invitation->client_contact_id = $invitation['client_contact_id'];
                     $new_invitation->save();
 
                 }