1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/markdown/label_reference_filter.rb b/lib/gitlab/markdown/label_reference_filter.rb
index a357f28458d..1a77becee89 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/markdown/label_reference_filter.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/markdown/label_reference_filter.rb
@@ -84,11 +84,11 @@ module Gitlab
       #
       # Returns a Hash.
       def label_params(id, name)
-        if id > 0
-          { id: id }
-        else
+        if name
           # TODO (rspeicher): Don't strip single quotes if we decide to only use double quotes for surrounding.
           { name: name.tr('\'"', '') }
+        else
+          { id: id }
         end
       end
     end