diff --git a/src/components/structures/GroupView.js b/src/components/structures/GroupView.js
index 9d87f84aef..1564efd8d3 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/GroupView.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/GroupView.js
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ export default React.createClass({
 
     _initGroupStore: function(groupId) {
         this._groupStore = GroupStoreCache.getGroupStore(MatrixClientPeg.get(), groupId);
-        this._groupStore.on('update', () => {
+        this._groupStore.registerListener(() => {
             const summary = this._groupStore.getSummary();
             if (summary.profile) {
                 // Default profile fields should be "" for later sending to the server (which
@@ -464,7 +464,6 @@ export default React.createClass({
             });
         });
         this._groupStore.on('error', (err) => {
-            console.error(err);
             this.setState({
                 summary: null,
                 error: err,
diff --git a/src/components/views/groups/GroupMemberList.js b/src/components/views/groups/GroupMemberList.js
index a5ab22eb0e..8658ac19a5 100644
--- a/src/components/views/groups/GroupMemberList.js
+++ b/src/components/views/groups/GroupMemberList.js
@@ -50,12 +50,9 @@ export default withMatrixClient(React.createClass({
 
     _initGroupStore: function(groupId) {
         this._groupStore = GroupStoreCache.getGroupStore(this.context.matrixClient, groupId);
-        this._groupStore.on('update', () => {
+        this._groupStore.registerListener(() => {
             this._fetchMembers();
         });
-        this._groupStore.on('error', (err) => {
-            console.error(err);
-        });
     },
 
     _fetchMembers: function() {
diff --git a/src/components/views/groups/GroupRoomList.js b/src/components/views/groups/GroupRoomList.js
index 3fcfedd486..aeded2dfb0 100644
--- a/src/components/views/groups/GroupRoomList.js
+++ b/src/components/views/groups/GroupRoomList.js
@@ -47,16 +47,14 @@ export default React.createClass({
 
     _initGroupStore: function(groupId) {
         this._groupStore = GroupStoreCache.getGroupStore(this.context.matrixClient, groupId);
-        this._groupStore.on('update', () => {
+        this._groupStore.registerListener(() => {
             this._fetchRooms();
         });
         this._groupStore.on('error', (err) => {
-            console.error('Error in group store (listened to by GroupRoomList)', err);
             this.setState({
                 rooms: null,
             });
         });
-        this._fetchRooms();
     },
 
     _fetchRooms: function() {
diff --git a/src/stores/GroupStore.js b/src/stores/GroupStore.js
index 1da1c35a2b..e169e13ddc 100644
--- a/src/stores/GroupStore.js
+++ b/src/stores/GroupStore.js
@@ -29,9 +29,10 @@ export default class GroupStore extends EventEmitter {
         this._matrixClient = matrixClient;
         this._summary = {};
         this._rooms = [];
-        this._fetchSummary();
-        this._fetchRooms();
-        this._fetchMembers();
+
+        this.on('error', (err) => {
+            console.error(`GroupStore for ${this.groupId} encountered error`, err);
+        });
     }
 
     _fetchMembers() {
@@ -51,6 +52,10 @@ export default class GroupStore extends EventEmitter {
             });
             this._notifyListeners();
         }).catch((err) => {
+            // Invited users not visible to non-members
+            if (err.httpStatus === 403) {
+                return;
+            }
             console.error("Failed to get group invited member list: " + err);
             this.emit('error', err);
         });
@@ -80,6 +85,13 @@ export default class GroupStore extends EventEmitter {
         this.emit('update');
     }
 
+    registerListener(fn) {
+        this.on('update', fn);
+        this._fetchSummary();
+        this._fetchRooms();
+        this._fetchMembers();
+    }
+
     getSummary() {
         return this._summary;
     }