diff --git a/packages/web/components/templates/article/SetLabelsControl.tsx b/packages/web/components/templates/article/SetLabelsControl.tsx
index 09cb65b7f..4e4fa529e 100644
--- a/packages/web/components/templates/article/SetLabelsControl.tsx
+++ b/packages/web/components/templates/article/SetLabelsControl.tsx
@@ -269,16 +269,14 @@ export function SetLabelsControl(props: SetLabelsControlProps): JSX.Element {
         newSelectedLabels = [...selectedLabels, label]
       }
       setSelectedLabels(newSelectedLabels)
+      props.provider.labels = newSelectedLabels
+      if (props.onLabelsChanged) {
+        props.onLabelsChanged(newSelectedLabels)
+      }
 
       try {
         const result = await props.save(newSelectedLabels)
         console.log(' -- result of setting labels: ', result)
-        if (result) {
-          props.provider.labels = result
-          if (props.onLabelsChanged) {
-            props.onLabelsChanged(result)
-          }
-        }
       } catch (err) {
         console.log(' -- error setting labels: ', err)
       }
diff --git a/packages/web/components/templates/article/SetLabelsModal.tsx b/packages/web/components/templates/article/SetLabelsModal.tsx
index 90d26b130..0a37a9817 100644
--- a/packages/web/components/templates/article/SetLabelsModal.tsx
+++ b/packages/web/components/templates/article/SetLabelsModal.tsx
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ export function SetLabelsModal(props: SetLabelsModalProps): JSX.Element {
 
   const handleSave = useCallback(
     (labels: Label[]) => {
+      console.log('setting selected labels: ', labels)
       setSelectedLabels(labels)
       return Promise.resolve(labels)
     },