diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/labels_select.js b/app/assets/javascripts/labels_select.js
index f1e719937c7..b4f6e70f694 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/labels_select.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/labels_select.js
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@
           },
           fieldName: $dropdown.data('field-name'),
           id: function(label) {
-            if (label.id <= 0) return;
+            if (label.id <= 0) return label.title;
 
             if ($dropdown.hasClass('js-issuable-form-dropdown')) {
               return label.id;