diff --git a/ui-eln-lims/src/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/util/FormUtil.js b/ui-eln-lims/src/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/util/FormUtil.js
index c936af9e377967a380fc0760e5c429bdcea5c48f..4f2fe3995959b0973533ea65617e6ba7eaf8102a 100644
--- a/ui-eln-lims/src/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/util/FormUtil.js
+++ b/ui-eln-lims/src/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/util/FormUtil.js
@@ -888,7 +888,8 @@ var FormUtil = new function() {
 		var vocabulary = propertyType.vocabulary;
 		if(vocabulary) {
 			for(var tIdx = 0; tIdx < vocabulary.terms.length; tIdx++) {
-				if(vocabulary.terms[tIdx].code === termCode) {
+				if(vocabulary.terms[tIdx].code === termCode &&
+				    vocabulary.terms[tIdx].label) {
 					return vocabulary.terms[tIdx].label;
 				}
 			}