diff --git a/hypha/apply/projects/forms/project.py b/hypha/apply/projects/forms/project.py
index 74e7f6293a..7ae273c4c7 100644
--- a/hypha/apply/projects/forms/project.py
+++ b/hypha/apply/projects/forms/project.py
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ def save(self, *args, **kwargs):
 
 class ChangePAFStatusForm(forms.ModelForm):
     name_prefix = 'change_paf_status_form'
-    paf_status = forms.ChoiceField(choices=PAF_STATUS_CHOICES, widget=forms.RadioSelect())
+    paf_status = forms.ChoiceField(label="PAF status", choices=PAF_STATUS_CHOICES, widget=forms.RadioSelect())
     comment = forms.CharField(required=False, widget=forms.Textarea)
 
     class Meta: