diff --git a/src/models/crate_owner_invitation.rs b/src/models/crate_owner_invitation.rs
index 94c5be77643..576fd53c8f4 100644
--- a/src/models/crate_owner_invitation.rs
+++ b/src/models/crate_owner_invitation.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use http::StatusCode;
 use secrecy::SecretString;
 
 use crate::config;
-use crate::models::{CrateOwner, OwnerKind};
+use crate::models::CrateOwner;
 use crate::schema::{crate_owner_invitations, crate_owners, crates};
 use crate::util::errors::{custom, AppResult};
 
@@ -131,13 +131,7 @@ impl CrateOwnerInvitation {
         conn.transaction(|conn| {
             async move {
                 diesel::insert_into(crate_owners::table)
-                    .values(&CrateOwner {
-                        crate_id: self.crate_id,
-                        owner_id: self.invited_user_id,
-                        created_by: self.invited_by_user_id,
-                        owner_kind: OwnerKind::User,
-                        email_notifications: true,
-                    })
+                    .values(CrateOwner::from_invite(&self))
                     .on_conflict(crate_owners::table.primary_key())
                     .do_update()
                     .set(crate_owners::deleted.eq(false))
diff --git a/src/models/owner.rs b/src/models/owner.rs
index 12d2ae45569..147a43fc732 100644
--- a/src/models/owner.rs
+++ b/src/models/owner.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use diesel::pg::Pg;
 use diesel::prelude::*;
 use diesel_async::AsyncPgConnection;
 
-use crate::models::{Crate, Team, User};
+use crate::models::{Crate, CrateOwnerInvitation, Team, User};
 use crate::schema::crate_owners;
 use crates_io_diesel_helpers::pg_enum;
 
@@ -36,6 +36,16 @@ impl CrateOwner {
             .filter(crate_owners::owner_kind.eq(kind))
             .into_boxed()
     }
+
+    pub fn from_invite(invite: &CrateOwnerInvitation) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            crate_id: invite.crate_id,
+            owner_id: invite.invited_user_id,
+            created_by: invite.invited_by_user_id,
+            owner_kind: OwnerKind::User,
+            email_notifications: true,
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 pg_enum! {