diff --git a/stripes/src/net/sourceforge/stripes/tag/InputLabelTag.java b/stripes/src/net/sourceforge/stripes/tag/InputLabelTag.java
index 690e056..4ab91d6 100644
--- a/stripes/src/net/sourceforge/stripes/tag/InputLabelTag.java
+++ b/stripes/src/net/sourceforge/stripes/tag/InputLabelTag.java
@@ -99,13 +99,12 @@ public class InputLabelTag extends InputTagSupport implements BodyTag {
     @Override
     public int doEndInputTag() throws JspException {
         try {
-            String label = getLocalizedFieldName();
-            String fieldName = getAttributes().remove("name");
-
+            String label = getBodyContentAsString();
             if (label == null) {
-                label = getBodyContentAsString();
+                label = getLocalizedFieldName();
             }
 
+            String fieldName = getAttributes().remove("name");
             if (label == null) {
                 if (fieldName != null) {
                     label = LocalizationUtility.makePseudoFriendlyName(fieldName);