diff --git a/static/js/directives/ui/label-input.js b/static/js/directives/ui/label-input.js
index 3c54f646a..10fadbce1 100644
--- a/static/js/directives/ui/label-input.js
+++ b/static/js/directives/ui/label-input.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ angular.module('quay').directive('labelInput', function () {
     restrict: 'C',
     replace: true,
     scope: {
-      'labels': '=labels',
+      'labels': '<labels',
       'updatedLabels': '=?updatedLabels',
     },
     controller: function($scope) {
diff --git a/static/js/directives/ui/label-list.js b/static/js/directives/ui/label-list.js
index f8f7fae21..a30e0bff5 100644
--- a/static/js/directives/ui/label-list.js
+++ b/static/js/directives/ui/label-list.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ angular.module('quay').directive('labelList', function () {
     replace: true,
     scope: {
       expand: '@expand',
-      labels: '=labels'
+      labels: '<labels'
     },
     controller: function($scope) {}
   };
diff --git a/static/js/directives/ui/label-view.js b/static/js/directives/ui/label-view.js
index 49b8d8cee..078e56262 100644
--- a/static/js/directives/ui/label-view.js
+++ b/static/js/directives/ui/label-view.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ angular.module('quay').directive('labelView', function () {
     replace: true,
     scope: {
       expand: '@expand',
-      label: '=label'
+      label: '<label'
     },
     controller: function($scope, $sanitize) {
       $scope.getKind = function(label) {