diff --git a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/metadata/producers/annotations/ChildRecordListWidget.java b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/metadata/producers/annotations/ChildRecordListWidget.java
index 064939f2..f0952335 100644
--- a/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/metadata/producers/annotations/ChildRecordListWidget.java
+++ b/qqq-backend-core/src/main/java/com/kingsrook/qqq/backend/core/model/metadata/producers/annotations/ChildRecordListWidget.java
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public @interface ChildRecordListWidget
 {
    boolean enabled();
 
-   String label();
+   String label() default "";
 
    int maxRows() default 20;