diff --git a/MVMCoreUI/Containers/TabBarController/TopTabbar.m b/MVMCoreUI/Containers/TabBarController/TopTabbar.m
index 18131d53..b69fc233 100644
--- a/MVMCoreUI/Containers/TabBarController/TopTabbar.m
+++ b/MVMCoreUI/Containers/TabBarController/TopTabbar.m
@@ -411,6 +411,7 @@ static NSString * const COLLECTION_CELL_ID = @"cell";
     }
     
     //setup selected tab accessibility
+    NSString *string = label.text;
     NSString *accLabel = [string stringByAppendingString:[MVMCoreUIUtility hardcodedStringWithKey:@"toptabbar_tab_selected"]];
     NSString *accString = [accLabel stringByAppendingString:[NSString stringWithFormat:[MVMCoreUIUtility hardcodedStringWithKey:@"AccTabIndex"], self.selectedIndex + 1, [self.datasource numberOfTopTabbarItems:self]]];
     cell.contentView.accessibilityLabel = accString;