diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/labels_select.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/labels_select.js.coffee
index b30067fc814988b21ad91de15c0234954b4a8bc6..5c7edf4d2d76cb970f6c3b429711d933e39adb6f 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/labels_select.js.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/labels_select.js.coffee
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ class @LabelsSelect
 
           if $form.find("input[type='hidden']\
             [name='#{$dropdown.data('fieldName')}']\
-            [value='#{this.id(label)}']").length
+            [value=\"#{this.id(label)}\"]").length
             selectedClass.push 'is-active'
 
           if $dropdown.hasClass('js-multiselect') and removesAll
diff --git a/app/helpers/issuables_helper.rb b/app/helpers/issuables_helper.rb
index a1e85570e5d5440c758ea81e6434ae07962b2bb9..ae2a4c80706e5514cce44faaa426c7a38a47d3f0 100644
--- a/app/helpers/issuables_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/issuables_helper.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ module IssuablesHelper
   end
 
   def multi_label_name(current_labels, default_label)
-    if !current_labels.nil? && current_labels.any?
+    if current_labels && current_labels.any?
       title = current_labels.first.try(:title)
       if current_labels.size > 1
         "#{title} +#{current_labels.size - 1} more"
diff --git a/app/helpers/milestones_helper.rb b/app/helpers/milestones_helper.rb
index f678e1540de4c876001c02d9f9bd997a5337386c..e3d6fbd06ef42546b4049e92d3c6a94909853a72 100644
--- a/app/helpers/milestones_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/milestones_helper.rb
@@ -55,10 +55,6 @@ module MilestonesHelper
     end
   end
 
-  def milestone_dropdown_selected_text(selected)
-    selected.try(:title) unless selected.nil?
-  end
-
   def milestone_remaining_days(milestone)
     if milestone.expired?
       content_tag(:strong, 'Past due')
diff --git a/app/views/shared/issuable/_filter.html.haml b/app/views/shared/issuable/_filter.html.haml
index 2b8c2903e7af96ecd61f792f0e4254d90b576bfc..328a8eb3c3d2cd2369951e796c279cf255771971 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/issuable/_filter.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/shared/issuable/_filter.html.haml
@@ -12,19 +12,19 @@
           - if params[:author_id].present?
             = hidden_field_tag(:author_id, params[:author_id])
           = dropdown_tag(user_dropdown_label(params[:author_id], "Author"), options: { toggle_class: "js-user-search js-filter-submit js-author-search", title: "Filter by author", filter: true, dropdown_class: "dropdown-menu-user dropdown-menu-selectable dropdown-menu-author js-filter-submit",
-            placeholder: "Search authors", data: { any_user: "Any Author", first_user: (current_user.username if current_user), current_user: true, project_id: (@project.id if @project), selected: params[:author_id], field_name: "author_id", default_label: "Author" } })
+            placeholder: "Search authors", data: { any_user: "Any Author", first_user: current_user.try(:username), current_user: true, project_id: @project.try(:id), selected: params[:author_id], field_name: "author_id", default_label: "Author" } })
 
         .filter-item.inline
           - if params[:assignee_id].present?
             = hidden_field_tag(:assignee_id, params[:assignee_id])
           = dropdown_tag(user_dropdown_label(params[:assignee_id], "Assignee"), options: { toggle_class: "js-user-search js-filter-submit js-assignee-search", title: "Filter by assignee", filter: true, dropdown_class: "dropdown-menu-user dropdown-menu-selectable dropdown-menu-assignee js-filter-submit",
-            placeholder: "Search assignee", data: { any_user: "Any Assignee", first_user: (current_user.username if current_user), null_user: true, current_user: true, project_id: (@project.id if @project), selected: params[:assignee_id], field_name: "assignee_id", default_label: "Assignee" } })
+            placeholder: "Search assignee", data: { any_user: "Any Assignee", first_user: current_user.try(:username), null_user: true, current_user: true, project_id: @project.try(:id), selected: params[:assignee_id], field_name: "assignee_id", default_label: "Assignee" } })
 
         .filter-item.inline.milestone-filter
-          = render "shared/issuable/milestone_dropdown", selected: (@issuable_finder.milestones.first unless @issuable_finder.milestones.nil?), name: :milestone_title, show_any: true, show_upcoming: true
+          = render "shared/issuable/milestone_dropdown", selected: @issuable_finder.milestones.try(:first), name: :milestone_title, show_any: true, show_upcoming: true
 
         .filter-item.inline.labels-filter
-          = render "shared/issuable/label_dropdown", selected: @issuable_finder.labels.select(:title).uniq, use_id: false, selected_toggle: params[:label_name], data_options: { field_name: "label_name[]" }, show_create: controller.controller_name != "groups"
+          = render "shared/issuable/label_dropdown", selected: @issuable_finder.labels.select(:title).uniq, use_id: false, selected_toggle: params[:label_name], data_options: { field_name: "label_name[]" }
 
         .pull-right
           = render 'shared/sort_dropdown'
diff --git a/app/views/shared/issuable/_form.html.haml b/app/views/shared/issuable/_form.html.haml
index 90cc0fd3211fdcc836d4c33dc402dfa8d5f4ac3a..d61cf698ee40073352e2dece8045963f059265cd 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/issuable/_form.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/shared/issuable/_form.html.haml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
             - if issuable.assignee_id
               = f.hidden_field :assignee_id
             = dropdown_tag(user_dropdown_label(issuable.assignee_id, "Assignee"), options: { toggle_class: "js-dropdown-keep-input js-user-search js-issuable-form-dropdown js-assignee-search", title: "Filter by assignee", filter: true, dropdown_class: "dropdown-menu-user dropdown-menu-selectable dropdown-menu-assignee js-filter-submit",
-              placeholder: "Search assignee", data: { first_user: (current_user.username if current_user), null_user: true, current_user: true, project_id: (project.try(:id)), selected: issuable.assignee_id, field_name: "#{issuable.class.model_name.param_key}[assignee_id]", default_label: "Assignee" } })
+              placeholder: "Search assignee", data: { first_user: current_user.try(:username), null_user: true, current_user: true, project_id: project.try(:id), selected: issuable.assignee_id, field_name: "#{issuable.class.model_name.param_key}[assignee_id]", default_label: "Assignee" } })
       .form-group.issue-milestone
         = f.label :milestone_id, "Milestone", class: "control-label #{"col-lg-4" if has_due_date}"
         .col-sm-10{ class: ("col-lg-8" if has_due_date) }
@@ -64,12 +64,11 @@
             = render "shared/issuable/milestone_dropdown", selected: issuable.milestone, name: "#{issuable.class.model_name.param_key}[milestone_id]", show_any: false, show_upcoming: false, extra_class: "js-issuable-form-dropdown js-dropdown-keep-input"
       .form-group
         - has_labels = issuable.project.labels.any?
-        - label_dropdown_toggle = issuable.labels.map { |label| label.title }
         = f.label :label_ids, "Labels", class: "control-label #{"col-lg-4" if has_due_date}"
         = f.hidden_field :label_ids, multiple: true, value: ''
         .col-sm-10{ class: "#{"col-lg-8" if has_due_date} #{'issuable-form-padding-top' if !has_labels}" }
           .issuable-form-select-holder
-            = render "shared/issuable/label_dropdown", classes: ["js-issuable-form-dropdown"], selected: issuable.labels, selected_toggle: label_dropdown_toggle, data_options: { field_name: "#{issuable.class.model_name.param_key}[label_ids][]", show_any: false }
+            = render "shared/issuable/label_dropdown", classes: ["js-issuable-form-dropdown"], selected: issuable.labels, data_options: { field_name: "#{issuable.class.model_name.param_key}[label_ids][]", show_any: false }
     - if has_due_date
       .col-lg-6
         .form-group
diff --git a/app/views/shared/issuable/_label_dropdown.html.haml b/app/views/shared/issuable/_label_dropdown.html.haml
index 1fe2c1956d8a14008339a9fb46f1868db9ede6ce..2c56a3e467d65bef91ae66e06aa76eb357a4b491 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/issuable/_label_dropdown.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/shared/issuable/_label_dropdown.html.haml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 .dropdown
   %button.dropdown-menu-toggle.js-label-select.js-multiselect{class: classes.join(' '), type: "button", data: dropdown_data}
     %span.dropdown-toggle-text{ class: ("is-default" if selected.nil? || selected.empty?) }
-      = h(multi_label_name(selected, "Labels"))
+      = multi_label_name(selected, "Labels")
     = icon('chevron-down')
   .dropdown-menu.dropdown-select.dropdown-menu-paging.dropdown-menu-labels.dropdown-menu-selectable
     = render partial: "shared/issuable/label_page_default", locals: { title: "Filter by label", show_footer: show_footer, show_create: show_create }
diff --git a/app/views/shared/issuable/_milestone_dropdown.html.haml b/app/views/shared/issuable/_milestone_dropdown.html.haml
index 6d9c5d345e43f5d02af74b6a919e7ae33718adbb..44346fa17435cf5b73d665a2d76490edd894067b 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/issuable/_milestone_dropdown.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/shared/issuable/_milestone_dropdown.html.haml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 - project = @target_project || @project || @projects
 - extra_class = extra_class || ''
-- selected_text = milestone_dropdown_selected_text(selected)
+- selected_text = selected.try(:title)
 - if selected.present?
   = hidden_field_tag(name, selected.id)
 = dropdown_tag(milestone_dropdown_label(selected_text), options: { title: "Filter by milestone", toggle_class: "js-milestone-select js-filter-submit #{extra_class}", filter: true, dropdown_class: "dropdown-menu-selectable",
diff --git a/app/views/shared/issuable/_sidebar.html.haml b/app/views/shared/issuable/_sidebar.html.haml
index 2b0b0c2d3c7d4194e3bb1d7b8e984e3e5bc0e194..07d936617a86e820ce542d64175c99c067898d3f 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/issuable/_sidebar.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/shared/issuable/_sidebar.html.haml
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
             .dropdown
               %button.dropdown-menu-toggle.js-label-select.js-multiselect.js-label-sidebar-dropdown{type: "button", data: {toggle: "dropdown", default_label: "Labels", field_name: "#{issuable.to_ability_name}[label_names][]", ability_name: issuable.to_ability_name, show_no: "true", show_any: "true", project_id: (@project.id if @project), issue_update: issuable_json_path(issuable), labels: (namespace_project_labels_path(@project.namespace, @project, :json) if @project)}}
                 %span.dropdown-toggle-text{ class: ("is-default" if selected_labels.empty?)}
-                  = h(multi_label_name(selected_labels, "Labels"))
+                  = multi_label_name(selected_labels, "Labels")
                 = icon('chevron-down')
               .dropdown-menu.dropdown-select.dropdown-menu-paging.dropdown-menu-labels.dropdown-menu-selectable
                 = render partial: "shared/issuable/label_page_default"
diff --git a/features/steps/project/forked_merge_requests.rb b/features/steps/project/forked_merge_requests.rb
index 8f71dfdd899877f598b6ac8665b1786e80f69fb5..974ba1ce2aaf57b68f7afefba11ee494d50e46ca 100644
--- a/features/steps/project/forked_merge_requests.rb
+++ b/features/steps/project/forked_merge_requests.rb
@@ -143,9 +143,11 @@ class Spinach::Features::ProjectForkedMergeRequests < Spinach::FeatureSteps
   end
 
   step 'I should see the users from the target project ID' do
-    expect(page).to have_content 'Unassigned'
-    expect(page).to have_content current_user.name
-    expect(page).to have_content @project.users.first.name
+    page.within '.dropdown-menu-user' do
+      expect(page).to have_content 'Unassigned'
+      expect(page).to have_content current_user.name
+      expect(page).to have_content @project.users.first.name
+    end
   end
 
   # Verify a link is generated against the correct project