diff --git a/lib/network/modules/components/shared/Label.js b/lib/network/modules/components/shared/Label.js
index 9f01a721f..86e633c00 100644
--- a/lib/network/modules/components/shared/Label.js
+++ b/lib/network/modules/components/shared/Label.js
@@ -381,11 +381,16 @@ class Label {
     //
     // In all cases, only own properties apply!
     //
-    // newOptions.font.bold -> newOptions.font ->
-    // this.fontOptions.bold -> this.fontOptions ->
-    // this.fontOptions.proto.bold -> this.fontOptions.proto ->
-    // nodeOptions.font.bold -> nodeOptions.font ->
-    // defaultOptions.font.bold -> defaultOptions.font
+    //    newOptions.font.bold ->
+    //    this.fontOptions.bold ->
+    //    this.fontOptions.proto.bold ->
+    //    nodeOptions.font.bold ->
+    //    defaultOptions.font.bold ->
+    //    newOptions.font ->
+    //    this.fontOptions ->
+    //    this.fontOptions.proto ->
+    //    nodeOptions.font ->
+    //    defaultOptions.font
     //
     // Assumptions:
     // - newOptions multi-fonts have no chained prototype; if they do, they are the same as proto's in
@@ -422,10 +427,10 @@ class Label {
     };
 
     var getFontOption = (multiName, option) => {
+      // First, the multi font
       for (var n in pile) {
         var [fontOptions, handleProto] = pile[n];
 
-        // First, the multi font
         if (fontOptions.hasOwnProperty(multiName)) {
           var multiFont = fontOptions[multiName];
           if (multiFont.hasOwnProperty(option)) {
@@ -433,11 +438,6 @@ class Label {
           }
         }
  
-        // Try the local font-options
-        if (fontOptions.hasOwnProperty(option)) {
-          return fontOptions[option];
-        }
-
         if (handleProto) {
           // Do the same thing as above, but not for own properties
           // The proto for the multi-font is expressly skipped
@@ -447,7 +447,19 @@ class Label {
               return multiFont[option];
             }
           }
- 
+        }
+      }
+
+
+      // Try the local font-options
+      for (var n in pile) {
+        var [fontOptions, handleProto] = pile[n];
+
+        if (fontOptions.hasOwnProperty(option)) {
+          return fontOptions[option];
+        }
+
+        if (handleProto) {
           if (!font.hasOwnProperty(option)) {
             return font[option];
           }
@@ -1139,7 +1151,7 @@ class Label {
         return fontOptions[option];
       }
 
-      if (fontOptions[mod][option]) {
+      if (fontOptions[mod][option] !== undefined) {  // Grumbl leaving out test on undefined equals false for "" 
         return fontOptions[mod][option];
       } else {
         // Take from parent font option
@@ -1165,7 +1177,14 @@ class Label {
         }
       }
     }
-    ctx.font = (values.mod + " " + values.size + "px " + values.face).replace(/"/g, "");
+
+    var fontString = "";
+    if (values.mod !== undefined && values.mod !== "") {  // safeguard for undefined - this happened
+      fontString += values.mod = " ";
+    }
+    fontString += values.size + "px " + values.face;
+
+    ctx.font = fontString.replace(/"/g, "");
     values.font = ctx.font;
     values.height = values.size;
     return values;