diff --git a/app/controllers/invites_controller.rb b/app/controllers/invites_controller.rb
index e65b27db3ae135cf72dd0f8d4547006c971240ed..aa9c7d01ba356c5ff1ff9a779a0eb0bd6d3df46c 100644
--- a/app/controllers/invites_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/invites_controller.rb
@@ -76,8 +76,10 @@ def authenticate_user!
     notice << "or create an account" if Gitlab::CurrentSettings.allow_signup?
     notice = notice.join(' ') + "."
 
+    # this is temporary finder instead of using member method due to render_404 possibility
+    # will be resolved via https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/245325
     initial_member = Member.find_by_invite_token(params[:id])
-    redirect_params = initial_member ? { invite_email: member.invite_email } : {}
+    redirect_params = initial_member ? { invite_email: initial_member.invite_email } : {}
 
     store_location_for :user, request.fullpath
 
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/241359-nomethoderror-error.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/241359-nomethoderror-error.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..abd3c27e62b81baffb3652bcbb586c14498249e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/241359-nomethoderror-error.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+title: 'Do not raise error when a member is not found by invite token'
+merge_request: 42349
+author:
+type: fixed