diff --git a/rest/model.go b/rest/model.go
index 59dbf9b..9db8563 100644
--- a/rest/model.go
+++ b/rest/model.go
@@ -269,8 +269,15 @@ func (rest *REST) setModelLabelToStableHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Re
 		return
 	}
 
-	writeJSONSuccessResponse(w, r, http.StatusOK, fmt.Sprintf("model[%s-%s-%s] label '%s' changed from version [%d] to [%d]",
-		lChangedResp.Team, lChangedResp.Project, lChangedResp.Name, lChangedResp.Label, lChangedResp.PreviousVersion, lChangedResp.NewVersion))
+	if lChangedResp.PreviousVersion != 0 {
+		writeJSONSuccessResponse(w, r, http.StatusOK, fmt.Sprintf("model[%s-%s-%s] label '%s' changed from version [%d] to [%d]",
+			lChangedResp.Team, lChangedResp.Project, lChangedResp.Name, lChangedResp.Label, lChangedResp.PreviousVersion, lChangedResp.NewVersion))
+		return
+	}
+
+	writeJSONSuccessResponse(w, r, http.StatusOK, fmt.Sprintf("model[%s-%s-%s] label '%s' version set to [%d]",
+		lChangedResp.Team, lChangedResp.Project, lChangedResp.Name, lChangedResp.Label, lChangedResp.NewVersion))
+
 }
 
 func (rest *REST) setModelLabelHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
diff --git a/service/model.go b/service/model.go
index c71a2bd..8efe919 100644
--- a/service/model.go
+++ b/service/model.go
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ func (s *ModelsService) SetLabel(ctx context.Context, model app.ModelID) (*app.L
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	if model.Label == app.StableLabel {
+	if model.Label == app.StableLabel && prevVersion != 0 {
 		lastStableModel := app.ModelID{ServableID: model.ServableID, Version: prevVersion, Label: app.PrevStableLabel}
 		if err := s.metadata.ChangeLabel(ctx, app.ModelData{ModelID: lastStableModel, Status: app.StatusReady}); err != nil {
 			logging.ErrorWithStack(ctx, exterr.WrapWithFrame(err))