diff --git a/hshassets/forms/utils.py b/hshassets/forms/utils.py
index 27c7355d3b071d9920ec155dec5dbcd0e3b76e83..469d1e7887d05725018818053cf6537edc212d98 100644
--- a/hshassets/forms/utils.py
+++ b/hshassets/forms/utils.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from django.template import defaulttags
 from django.forms import widgets
 
 
-def render_form_field(field, label=None):
+def render_form_field(field, label=''):
     try:
         input_type = field.field.widget.input_type
     except AttributeError:
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 0656a0dc3852f554fd7b1e9092df682766ca3ca6..b7578ae89f1537e9b72de2d2b2f2bced42034861 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ os.chdir(os.path.normpath(os.path.join(os.path.abspath(__file__), os.pardir)))
 
 setup(
     name='django-hshassets',
-    version='1.4.3',
+    version='1.4.4',
     packages=find_packages(),
     include_package_data=True,
     license='MIT License',