diff --git a/module/story/model.php b/module/story/model.php
index 9cf323eb29..a1b0850c6a 100644
--- a/module/story/model.php
+++ b/module/story/model.php
@@ -3661,9 +3661,10 @@ class storyModel extends model
                 echo "</span>";
                 break;
             case 'title':
+                $showBranch = isset($this->config->product->browse->showBranch) ? $this->config->product->browse->showBranch : 1;
                 if($storyType == 'requirement') echo '<span class="label label-badge label-light">SR</span> ';
                 if($story->parent > 0 and isset($story->parentName)) $story->title = "{$story->parentName} / {$story->title}";
-                if($story->branch and isset($branches[$story->branch]) and !empty($this->config->product->browse->showBranch)) echo "<span class='label label-outline label-badge'>{$branches[$story->branch]}</span> ";
+                if($story->branch and isset($branches[$story->branch]) and $showBranch) echo "<span class='label label-outline label-badge'>{$branches[$story->branch]}</span> ";
                 if($story->module and isset($modulePairs[$story->module])) echo "<span class='label label-gray label-badge'>{$modulePairs[$story->module]}</span> ";
                 if($story->parent > 0) echo '<span class="label label-badge label-light" title="' . $this->lang->story->children . '">' . $this->lang->story->childrenAB . '</span> ';
                 echo $canView ? html::a($storyLink, $story->title, '', "style='color: $story->color' data-app='$tab'") : "<span style='color: $story->color'>{$story->title}</span>";