diff --git a/application/controllers/Labels.php b/application/controllers/Labels.php
index 57b2b9ebe..b6b6b8ada 100644
--- a/application/controllers/Labels.php
+++ b/application/controllers/Labels.php
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ class Labels extends CI_Controller {
 			$qso_data[] = [
 				'time' => $qso->COL_TIME_ON,
 				'band' => $qso->COL_BAND,
-				'mode' => $qso->COL_MODE,
+				'mode' => ($qso->COL_SUBMODE ?? $qso->COL_MODE),
 				'rst' => $qso->COL_RST_SENT,
 				'mygrid' => $qso->station_gridsquare,
 				'via' => $qso->COL_QSL_VIA,