diff --git a/core/server/api/canary/members.js b/core/server/api/canary/members.js
index ff8f8470ca..b1bd51db22 100644
--- a/core/server/api/canary/members.js
+++ b/core/server/api/canary/members.js
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ module.exports = {
         permissions: true,
         async query(frame) {
             try {
-                frame.options.withRelated = ['stripeSubscriptions'];
+                frame.options.withRelated = ['stripeSubscriptions', 'labels'];
                 const member = await membersService.api.members.update(frame.data.members[0], frame.options);
 
                 const hasCompedSubscription = !!member.related('stripeSubscriptions').find(sub => sub.get('plan_nickname') === 'Complimentary' && sub.get('status') === 'active');
diff --git a/core/server/models/member.js b/core/server/models/member.js
index 7d1eb1b4d4..e558086514 100644
--- a/core/server/models/member.js
+++ b/core/server/models/member.js
@@ -109,6 +109,11 @@ const Member = ghostBookshelf.Model.extend({
         let labelsToSave = [];
         let ops = [];
 
+        if (_.isUndefined(this.get('labels'))) {
+            this.unset('labels');
+            return;
+        }
+
         // CASE: detect lowercase/uppercase label slugs
         if (!_.isUndefined(this.get('labels')) && !_.isNull(this.get('labels'))) {
             labelsToSave = [];