diff --git a/MVMCoreUI/TopAlert/MVMCoreUITopAlertExpandableView.m b/MVMCoreUI/TopAlert/MVMCoreUITopAlertExpandableView.m
index 8994b340..a00603da 100644
--- a/MVMCoreUI/TopAlert/MVMCoreUITopAlertExpandableView.m
+++ b/MVMCoreUI/TopAlert/MVMCoreUITopAlertExpandableView.m
@@ -63,8 +63,13 @@
 
 - (void)amendAccesibilityLabel {
     NSString *amendment = [MVMCoreUIUtility hardcodedStringWithKey:@"top_alert_notification"];
-    if (![self.buttonView.label.accessibilityLabel hasPrefix:amendment]) {
-        self.buttonView.label.accessibilityLabel = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@ - %@", amendment, self.buttonView.label.accessibilityLabel];
+    NSString *accessibilityLabel = self.buttonView.label.accessibilityLabel;
+    if (!accessibilityLabel) {
+        // The accessibility label is nil when in non-voice over mode. Therefore assign the label text for the voice over is turned on mid-session (i.e. testers 🤦).
+        accessibilityLabel = self.buttonView.label.text;
+    }
+    if (accessibilityLabel && ![accessibilityLabel hasPrefix:amendment]) {
+        self.buttonView.label.accessibilityLabel = [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@ - %@", amendment, accessibilityLabel];
     }
 }