diff --git a/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_url.js b/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_url.js
index 51e4ce7b96..bf5f56b7ce 100644
--- a/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_url.js
+++ b/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_url.js
@@ -303,8 +303,8 @@ export class et2_url_ro extends et2_valueWidget {
      * @param _value
      */
     set_label(_value) {
-        this.options.label = _value;
-        if (this.span) {
+        if (this.span && this.options.label !== _value) {
+            this.options.label = _value;
             this.span.text(_value);
         }
     }
diff --git a/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_url.ts b/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_url.ts
index 65739225e2..224c18192c 100644
--- a/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_url.ts
+++ b/api/js/etemplate/et2_widget_url.ts
@@ -362,9 +362,9 @@ export class et2_url_ro extends et2_valueWidget
 	 */
 	set_label(_value)
 	{
-		this.options.label = _value;
-		if(this.span)
+		if(this.span && this.options.label !== _value)
 		{
+			this.options.label = _value;
 			this.span.text(_value);
 		}
 	}