diff --git a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/reference/reference-field/reference-field.component.html b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/reference/reference-field/reference-field.component.html
index 296e9d7ca..6f85c7994 100644
--- a/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/reference/reference-field/reference-field.component.html
+++ b/dmp-frontend/src/app/ui/reference/reference-field/reference-field.component.html
@@ -1,10 +1,5 @@
 <mat-form-field class="w-100" *ngIf="multipleAutoCompleteSearchConfiguration">
-	<ng-container *ngIf="label">
-		<mat-label>{{label}}</mat-label>
-	</ng-container>
-	<ng-container *ngIf="!label">
-		<mat-label>{{'REFERENCE-FIELD.PLACEHOLDER' | translate}} {{enumUtils.toReferenceTypeString(referenceType)}}</mat-label>
-	</ng-container>
+	<mat-label>{{label ?? enumUtils.toReferenceTypeString(referenceType)}}</mat-label>
 	<app-multiple-auto-complete placeholder = "{{ placeholder ?? enumUtils.toReferenceTypeString(referenceType)}}" [formControl]="form" [configuration]="multipleAutoCompleteSearchConfiguration">
 	</app-multiple-auto-complete>
 	<mat-error *ngIf="form.hasError('backendError')">{{form.getError('backendError').message}}</mat-error>