diff --git a/app/templates/components/components/label/template.njk b/app/templates/components/components/label/template.njk
index d2510fc59..72d914428 100644
--- a/app/templates/components/components/label/template.njk
+++ b/app/templates/components/components/label/template.njk
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 {% set labelHtml %}
 <label class="usa-label{%- if params.classes %} {{ params.classes }}{% endif %}"
   {%- for attribute, value in params.attributes %} {{attribute}}="{{value}}"{% endfor %}
-  {%- if params.for %} for="{{ params.for }}"{% endif %}>
+  {%- if params.text %} for="{{ params.text | slugify }}"{% endif %}>
   {{ params.html | safe if params.html else params.text }}
 </label>
 {% endset %}