diff --git a/dashcaddy-api/__tests__/admin-invites.test.js b/dashcaddy-api/__tests__/admin-invites.test.js
index f75aadf..3b8b47a 100644
--- a/dashcaddy-api/__tests__/admin-invites.test.js
+++ b/dashcaddy-api/__tests__/admin-invites.test.js
@@ -237,4 +237,49 @@ describe('DC-085: link-first admin invites', () => {
       .send({ email: 'a@x.com', ttlHours: 1 });
     expect(res.body.shareText).toContain('expires in 1h');
   });
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+
+  test('DC-089: SMTP-unconfigured warn log masks the invite email (no raw PII)', async () => {
+    mockEmailSender.isConfigured.mockReturnValueOnce(false);
+
+    const res = await request(app)
+      .post('/api/v1/auth/admin/invites')
+      .send({ email: 'friend@example.com', role: 'operator', sendEmail: true });
+
+    expect(res.status).toBe(200);
+    expect(res.body.deliveredVia).toBe('failed');
+    const warn = logCalls.find(c =>
+      c.level === 'warn' && c.topic === 'auth-invite-send'
+    );
+    expect(warn).toBeDefined();
+    // The raw address must not appear; the masked form must.
+    expect(JSON.stringify(warn.meta)).not.toContain('friend@example.com');
+    expect(warn.meta.email).toBe('fr****@example.com');
+  });
+
+  test('DC-089: invite-accepted info log masks the created user email (no raw PII)', async () => {
+    // Pre-authorize the email (POST /admin/users) so userStore.login doesn't
+    // reject with not_authorized — bootstrap already happened in beforeEach.
+    const preauth = await request(app)
+      .post('/api/v1/auth/admin/users')
+      .send({ email: 'newfriend@example.com' });
+    expect(preauth.status).toBe(200);
+
+    const issue = await request(app)
+      .post('/api/v1/auth/admin/invites')
+      .send({ email: 'newfriend@example.com', role: 'viewer' });
+    expect(issue.status).toBe(200);
+    const token = issue.body.acceptUrl.match(/invites\/([^/]+)\/accept/)[1];
+
+    const res = await request(app)
+      .post(`/api/v1/auth/invites/${token}/accept`)
+      .send({});
+
+    expect(res.status).toBe(200);
+    const info = logCalls.find(c =>
+      c.level === 'info' && c.msg === 'invite accepted, user created'
+    );
+    expect(info).toBeDefined();
+    expect(JSON.stringify(info.meta)).not.toContain('newfriend@example.com');
+    expect(info.meta.email).toBe('ne****@example.com');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/dashcaddy-api/routes/auth/admin.js b/dashcaddy-api/routes/auth/admin.js
index 015e00b..cfe6e3e 100644
--- a/dashcaddy-api/routes/auth/admin.js
+++ b/dashcaddy-api/routes/auth/admin.js
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ const platformPaths = require('../../platform-paths');
 const { createUserStore } = require('../../src/security/user-store');
 const { createInviteStore } = require('../../src/security/invite-store');
 const emailSender = require('../../src/auth/providers/email-sender');
+const AuthProvider = require('../../src/auth/providers/base');
 const { ValidationError, NotFoundError, ForbiddenError, PaymentRequiredError } = require('../../src/utilities/errors');
 const { ok, successMessage } = require('../../src/utils/responses');
 
@@ -254,7 +255,7 @@ module.exports = function({ asyncHandler, errorResponse, log, session, dataDir }
           // server log on every unconfigured-install invite.
           log.warn && log.warn('auth-invite-send',
             'invite send skipped: SMTP not configured (operator opted in)',
-            { inviteId: issued.id, email: issued.email });
+            { inviteId: issued.id, email: AuthProvider.maskEmail(issued.email) || '[unmaskable-email]' });
           deliveredVia = 'failed';
         }
       } catch (sendErr) {
@@ -369,7 +370,7 @@ module.exports = function({ asyncHandler, errorResponse, log, session, dataDir }
 
     log.info && log.info('auth', 'invite accepted, user created', {
       userId: userResult.user.id,
-      email: userResult.user.email,
+      email: AuthProvider.maskEmail(userResult.user.email) || '[unmaskable-email]',
       role: userResult.user.role,
       inviteId: invite.id,
     });