diff --git a/maxscale-system-test/labels_table.cpp b/maxscale-system-test/labels_table.cpp
index 98451a033..13cb6ea82 100644
--- a/maxscale-system-test/labels_table.cpp
+++ b/maxscale-system-test/labels_table.cpp
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ std::string get_mdbci_lables(const char *labels_string)
     return mdbci_labels;
 }
 
-bool check_label(std::string labels, std::string label)
+bool has_label(std::string labels, std::string label)
 {
-    std::string labels_ext = std::string(";") + labels + std::string(";");
+    std::string labels_ext = ";" + labels + ";";
     std::string label_ext = std::string(";") + label + std::string(";");
     return (labels_ext.find(label_ext, 0) != std::string::npos);
 }
diff --git a/maxscale-system-test/labels_table.h b/maxscale-system-test/labels_table.h
index b9598e7df..e066c0453 100644
--- a/maxscale-system-test/labels_table.h
+++ b/maxscale-system-test/labels_table.h
@@ -36,4 +36,4 @@ std::string get_mdbci_lables(const char * labels_string);
  * @param label Labels to find
  * @return true if label present
  */
-bool check_label(std::string labels, std::string label);
+bool has_label(std::string labels, std::string label);
diff --git a/maxscale-system-test/testconnections.cpp b/maxscale-system-test/testconnections.cpp
index 84bc1ed7c..893461272 100644
--- a/maxscale-system-test/testconnections.cpp
+++ b/maxscale-system-test/testconnections.cpp
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ TestConnections::TestConnections(int argc, char* argv[])
 
     mdbci_labels = get_mdbci_lables(labels);
 
-    if (check_label(std::string(labels), "BACKEND_SSL"))
+    if (has_label(std::string(labels), "BACKEND_SSL"))
     {
         backend_ssl = true;
         tprintf("Test has BACKEND_SSL label");