diff --git a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Labels/ApplyLabelsView.swift b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Labels/ApplyLabelsView.swift
index 9b2dd7335..d2227a3ed 100644
--- a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Labels/ApplyLabelsView.swift
+++ b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Labels/ApplyLabelsView.swift
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ struct ApplyLabelsView: View {
       }
     }
     .onAppear {
-      viewModel.loadLabelForItem(item: item, dataService: dataService)
+      viewModel.loadLabels(dataService: dataService, item: item)
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Labels/LabelsView.swift b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Labels/LabelsView.swift
index d727f5a32..e89c6144f 100644
--- a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Labels/LabelsView.swift
+++ b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Labels/LabelsView.swift
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ struct LabelsView: View {
         .listStyle(InsetListStyle())
       #endif
     }
-    .onAppear { viewModel.loadLabels(dataService: dataService) }
+    .onAppear { viewModel.loadLabels(dataService: dataService, item: nil) }
   }
 
   private var innerBody: some View {
diff --git a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Labels/LabelsViewModel.swift b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Labels/LabelsViewModel.swift
index 8825a8cd7..b38109c72 100644
--- a/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Labels/LabelsViewModel.swift
+++ b/apple/OmnivoreKit/Sources/App/Views/Labels/LabelsViewModel.swift
@@ -14,31 +14,22 @@ final class LabelsViewModel: ObservableObject {
 
   var subscriptions = Set<AnyCancellable>()
 
-  func loadLabels(dataService: DataService) {
+  func loadLabels(dataService: DataService, item: FeedItem?) {
     guard !hasLoadedInitialLabels else { return }
     isLoading = true
 
-    dataService.labelsPublisher().sink(
-      receiveCompletion: { _ in },
-      receiveValue: { [weak self] result in
-        self?.isLoading = false
-        self?.labels = result
-        self?.hasLoadedInitialLabels = true
-      }
-    )
-    .store(in: &subscriptions)
-  }
-
-  func loadLabelForItem(item: FeedItem, dataService: DataService) {
-    guard !hasLoadedInitialLabels else { return }
-
     dataService.labelsPublisher().sink(
       receiveCompletion: { _ in },
       receiveValue: { [weak self] allLabels in
         self?.isLoading = false
+        self?.labels = allLabels
         self?.hasLoadedInitialLabels = true
-        self?.selectedLabelsForItemInContext = item.labels
-        self?.unselectedLabelsForItemInContext = allLabels.filter { !item.labels.contains($0) }
+        if let item = item {
+          self?.selectedLabelsForItemInContext = item.labels
+          self?.unselectedLabelsForItemInContext = allLabels.filter { label in
+            !item.labels.contains(where: { $0.id == label.id })
+          }
+        }
       }
     )
     .store(in: &subscriptions)