diff --git a/app/controllers/courses_controller.rb b/app/controllers/courses_controller.rb
index 7c4b20c86..68211d034 100644
--- a/app/controllers/courses_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/courses_controller.rb
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ class CoursesController < ApplicationController
 
             member.teacher_course_groups << TeacherCourseGroup.new(course_group_id: @course_group_id, user_id: user_id, course_id: @course.id) if @course_group_id != 0
 
-            @course.course_messages.join_course_requests.unhandled.where(course_message_id: user_id).update!(status: :PASSED)
+            @course.course_messages.join_course_requests.unhandled.where(course_message_id: user_id).update_all(status: :PASSED)
           end
         end
         TeacherInviteJoinCourseNotifyJob.perform_later(current_user.id, @course.id, role, teacher_ids) if teacher_ids.present?