diff --git a/Intersect.Client.Framework/Gwen/Control/Label.cs b/Intersect.Client.Framework/Gwen/Control/Label.cs
index 9cf1eb613f..99cb372841 100644
--- a/Intersect.Client.Framework/Gwen/Control/Label.cs
+++ b/Intersect.Client.Framework/Gwen/Control/Label.cs
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ public override void Invalidate()
     public virtual string Text
     {
         [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
-        get => _text;
+        get => _text ?? string.Empty;
         [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
         set
         {