diff --git a/lib/types/alternatives.js b/lib/types/alternatives.js
index 8e3e1409..e09c5478 100755
--- a/lib/types/alternatives.js
+++ b/lib/types/alternatives.js
@@ -211,7 +211,11 @@ module.exports = Any.extend({
         label(name) {
 
             const obj = this.$_parent('label', name);
-            const each = (item, source) => (source.path[0] !== 'is' ? item.label(name) : undefined);
+            const each = (item, source) => {
+
+                return source.path[0] !== 'is' && typeof item._flags.label !== 'string' ? item.label(name) : undefined;
+            };
+
             return obj.$_modify({ each, ref: false });
         }
     },
diff --git a/test/types/alternatives.js b/test/types/alternatives.js
index 2ab96b2e..1a0d15e1 100755
--- a/test/types/alternatives.js
+++ b/test/types/alternatives.js
@@ -1377,6 +1377,149 @@ describe('alternatives', () => {
                 }
             });
         });
+
+        it('does not override existing labels in nested alternatives', () => {
+
+            const schema = Joi.alternatives().try(
+                Joi.boolean().label('boolean'),
+                Joi.alternatives().try(
+                    Joi.string().label('string'),
+                    Joi.number().label('number')
+                ).label('string or number')
+            );
+
+            expect(schema.describe()).to.equal({
+                type: 'alternatives',
+                matches: [
+                    {
+                        schema: {
+                            type: 'boolean',
+                            flags: {
+                                label: 'boolean'
+                            }
+                        }
+                    },
+                    {
+                        schema: {
+                            type: 'alternatives',
+                            flags: {
+                                label: 'string or number'
+                            },
+                            matches: [
+                                {
+                                    schema: {
+                                        type: 'string',
+                                        flags: {
+                                            label: 'string'
+                                        }
+                                    }
+                                },
+                                {
+                                    schema: {
+                                        type: 'number',
+                                        flags: {
+                                            label: 'number'
+                                        }
+                                    }
+                                }
+                            ]
+                        }
+                    }
+                ]
+            });
+        });
+
+        it('does not override existing label of then', () => {
+
+            const schema = Joi.object({
+                a: Joi.boolean(),
+                b: Joi.alternatives()
+                    .conditional('a', { is: true, then: Joi.string().label('not x') })
+                    .label('x')
+            });
+
+            expect(schema.describe()).to.equal({
+                type: 'object',
+                keys: {
+                    a: {
+                        type: 'boolean'
+                    },
+                    b: {
+                        type: 'alternatives',
+                        flags: {
+                            label: 'x'
+                        },
+                        matches: [
+                            {
+                                is: {
+                                    type: 'any',
+                                    allow: [{ override: true }, true],
+                                    flags: {
+                                        only: true,
+                                        presence: 'required'
+                                    }
+                                },
+                                ref: {
+                                    path: ['a']
+                                },
+                                then: {
+                                    type: 'string',
+                                    flags: {
+                                        label: 'not x'
+                                    }
+                                }
+                            }
+                        ]
+                    }
+                }
+            });
+        });
+
+        it('does not override existing label of otherwise', () => {
+
+            const schema = Joi.object({
+                a: Joi.boolean(),
+                b: Joi.alternatives()
+                    .conditional('a', { is: true, otherwise: Joi.string().label('not x') })
+                    .label('x')
+            });
+
+            expect(schema.describe()).to.equal({
+                type: 'object',
+                keys: {
+                    a: {
+                        type: 'boolean'
+                    },
+                    b: {
+                        type: 'alternatives',
+                        flags: {
+                            label: 'x'
+                        },
+                        matches: [
+                            {
+                                is: {
+                                    type: 'any',
+                                    allow: [{ override: true }, true],
+                                    flags: {
+                                        only: true,
+                                        presence: 'required'
+                                    }
+                                },
+                                ref: {
+                                    path: ['a']
+                                },
+                                otherwise: {
+                                    type: 'string',
+                                    flags: {
+                                        label: 'not x'
+                                    }
+                                }
+                            }
+                        ]
+                    }
+                }
+            });
+        });
     });
 
     describe('match()', () => {