diff --git a/src/sunstone/public/app/utils/labels/utils.js b/src/sunstone/public/app/utils/labels/utils.js
index 11bbe7cfd0..9fc0dbd033 100644
--- a/src/sunstone/public/app/utils/labels/utils.js
+++ b/src/sunstone/public/app/utils/labels/utils.js
@@ -403,7 +403,9 @@ define(function (require) {
       );
     } else {
       return TemplateUtils.htmlEncode(
-        elementTemplate && elementTemplate[LABELS_ATTR]
+        elementTemplate && 
+        elementTemplate[LABELS_ATTR] &&
+        typeof elementTemplate[LABELS_ATTR] === 'string'
           ? elementTemplate[LABELS_ATTR]
           : ""
       );