diff --git a/src/app/project/ontology/ontology-form/ontology-form.component.html b/src/app/project/ontology/ontology-form/ontology-form.component.html
index 44ae70500c..3f700f9ec5 100644
--- a/src/app/project/ontology/ontology-form/ontology-form.component.html
+++ b/src/app/project/ontology/ontology-form/ontology-form.component.html
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@
         </mat-form-field>
 
         <mat-form-field class="large-field ontology-label">
-            <input matInput [formControl]="ontologyForm.controls['label']" [placeholder]="iri ? 'Label *' : 'Label'"
-                [value]="ontologyLabel">
             <span *ngIf="!iri" matPrefix>{{project.shortname}}:&nbsp;</span>
+            <input matInput [formControl]="ontologyForm.controls['label']" placeholder="Label *"
+                [value]="ontologyLabel">
             <mat-hint *ngIf="formErrors.label">
                 {{ formErrors.label }}
             </mat-hint>
diff --git a/src/app/project/ontology/ontology-form/ontology-form.component.spec.ts b/src/app/project/ontology/ontology-form/ontology-form.component.spec.ts
index fabc09eba0..4af1cf039e 100644
--- a/src/app/project/ontology/ontology-form/ontology-form.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/project/ontology/ontology-form/ontology-form.component.spec.ts
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ describe('OntologyFormComponent', () => {
         nameInput.setValue('biblio');
 
         const compiled = ontologyFormFixture.debugElement;
-        expect(ontologyFormComponent.ontologyLabel).toEqual('Biblio');
+        expect(ontologyFormComponent.ontologyForm.controls.label.value).toEqual('Biblio');
         expect(form.valid).toBeTruthy();
 
 
diff --git a/src/app/project/ontology/ontology-form/ontology-form.component.ts b/src/app/project/ontology/ontology-form/ontology-form.component.ts
index 9d3d2f7f23..eed7f2b6c5 100644
--- a/src/app/project/ontology/ontology-form/ontology-form.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/project/ontology/ontology-form/ontology-form.component.ts
@@ -194,6 +194,12 @@ export class OntologyFormComponent implements OnInit {
         });
 
         this.ontologyForm.valueChanges.subscribe(data => this.onValueChanged(data));
+
+        if (!this.iri) {
+            this.ontologyForm.get('name').valueChanges.subscribe(val => {
+                this.ontologyForm.controls.label.setValue(this.capitalizeFirstLetter(val));
+            });
+        }
     }
 
     onValueChanged(data?: any) {
@@ -202,10 +208,6 @@ export class OntologyFormComponent implements OnInit {
             return;
         }
 
-        if (!this.iri) {
-            this.ontologyLabel = this.capitalizeFirstLetter(data.name);
-        }
-
         Object.keys(this.formErrors).map(field => {
             this.formErrors[field] = '';
             const control = this.ontologyForm.get(field);