diff --git a/src/resources/objects/group/GroupObject.java b/src/resources/objects/group/GroupObject.java
index 8ae864ff5..31ec2de25 100644
--- a/src/resources/objects/group/GroupObject.java
+++ b/src/resources/objects/group/GroupObject.java
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.ObjectInputStream;
 import java.io.Serializable;
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
+import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.Iterator;
@@ -150,13 +151,15 @@ public class GroupObject extends SWGObject { // Extends INTO or TANO?
 	private void changeLeader(GroupMember member) {
 		if (groupMembers.size() > 0) {
 			synchronized (groupMembers) {
-				GroupMember previous = groupMembers.set(0, member);
+				// TODO: need to account for group member order of joining
+				Collections.swap(groupMembers, 0, groupMembers.indexOf(member));
 			}
 		} else {
 			this.addMember(member.getCreatureObject());
 		}
 		
 		this.leader = member.getId();
+
 		groupMembers.sendDeltaMessage(this);
 	}
 	
diff --git a/src/services/group/GroupService.java b/src/services/group/GroupService.java
index a28929d59..98405401d 100644
--- a/src/services/group/GroupService.java
+++ b/src/services/group/GroupService.java
@@ -280,9 +280,9 @@ public class GroupService extends Service {
 		}
 		if (target.getInviterData().getId() != 0) {
 			if (target.getInviterData().getId() != inviter.getCreatureObject().getGroupId())
-				sendSystemMessage(inviter, "considering_other_group");
+				sendSystemMessage(inviter, "considering_other_group", "TT", target.getObjectId());
 			else
-				sendSystemMessage(inviter, "considering_your_group");
+				sendSystemMessage(inviter, "considering_your_group", "TT", target.getObjectId());
 		}
 		
 		return true;