diff --git a/webapp/src/components/labThingsComponents/actionButton.vue b/webapp/src/components/labThingsComponents/actionButton.vue
index 6f1df1a9..746d88a9 100644
--- a/webapp/src/components/labThingsComponents/actionButton.vue
+++ b/webapp/src/components/labThingsComponents/actionButton.vue
@@ -349,7 +349,13 @@ export default {
           this.$emit("completed", response.data.output);
         } else if (response.data.status == "cancelled") {
           this.$emit("cancelled", response.data);
-          this.modalNotify(`The action '${this.submitLabel}' was cancelled.`);
+          let cancelMessage;
+          if (this.submitLabel != "") {
+            cancelMessage = ` "${this.submitLabel}" `;
+          } else {
+            cancelMessage = " ";
+          }
+          this.modalNotify(`The action ${cancelMessage} was cancelled.`);
         } else if (response.data.status == "error") {
           const err_msg = this.log?.[0]?.message ?? "Unknown error";
           this.$emit("error", err_msg);