diff --git a/src/app/labeling/qgsmaptoollabel.cpp b/src/app/labeling/qgsmaptoollabel.cpp
index 0a5b19b2a59..4a007dc6a8a 100644
--- a/src/app/labeling/qgsmaptoollabel.cpp
+++ b/src/app/labeling/qgsmaptoollabel.cpp
@@ -884,9 +884,9 @@ bool QgsMapToolLabel::createAuxiliaryFields( LabelDetails &details, QgsPalIndexe
     {
       index = vlayer->fields().lookupField( prop.field() );
     }
-    else if ( prop.propertyType() != QgsProperty::ExpressionBasedProperty || overwriteExpression )
+    else
     {
-      index = QgsAuxiliaryLayer::createProperty( p, vlayer );
+      index = QgsAuxiliaryLayer::createProperty( p, vlayer, overwriteExpression );
       changed = true;
     }
 
@@ -935,9 +935,9 @@ bool QgsMapToolLabel::createAuxiliaryFields( LabelDetails &details, QgsDiagramIn
     {
       index = vlayer->fields().lookupField( prop.field() );
     }
-    else if ( prop.propertyType() != QgsProperty::ExpressionBasedProperty || overwriteExpression )
+    else
     {
-      index = QgsAuxiliaryLayer::createProperty( p, vlayer );
+      index = QgsAuxiliaryLayer::createProperty( p, vlayer, overwriteExpression );
       changed = true;
     }
 
@@ -985,12 +985,11 @@ bool QgsMapToolLabel::createAuxiliaryFields( QgsCalloutPosition &details, QgsCal
     {
       index = vlayer->fields().lookupField( prop.field() );
     }
-    else if ( prop.propertyType() != QgsProperty::ExpressionBasedProperty || overwriteExpression )
+    else
     {
-      index = QgsAuxiliaryLayer::createProperty( p, vlayer );
+      index = QgsAuxiliaryLayer::createProperty( p, vlayer, overwriteExpression );
       changed = true;
     }
-
     calloutIndexes[p] = index;
   }
   if ( changed )
diff --git a/src/app/labeling/qgsmaptoolmovelabel.cpp b/src/app/labeling/qgsmaptoolmovelabel.cpp
index 9861f4b77c5..1e143c116aa 100644
--- a/src/app/labeling/qgsmaptoolmovelabel.cpp
+++ b/src/app/labeling/qgsmaptoolmovelabel.cpp
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ void QgsMapToolMoveLabel::cadCanvasPressEvent( QgsMapMouseEvent *e )
       {
         QgsCalloutIndexes indexes;
 
-        if ( createAuxiliaryFields( calloutPosition, indexes ) )
+        if ( createAuxiliaryFields( calloutPosition, indexes, false ) )
           return;
 
         if ( !canModifyCallout( calloutPosition, mCurrentCalloutMoveOrigin, xCol, yCol ) )
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ void QgsMapToolMoveLabel::cadCanvasPressEvent( QgsMapMouseEvent *e )
       {
         QgsPalIndexes indexes;
 
-        if ( createAuxiliaryFields( indexes ) )
+        if ( createAuxiliaryFields( indexes, false ) )
           return;
 
         if ( !labelMoveable( vlayer, mCurrentLabel.settings, xCol, yCol ) )
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ void QgsMapToolMoveLabel::cadCanvasPressEvent( QgsMapMouseEvent *e )
       {
         QgsDiagramIndexes indexes;
 
-        if ( createAuxiliaryFields( indexes ) )
+        if ( createAuxiliaryFields( indexes, false ) )
           return;
 
         if ( !diagramMoveable( vlayer, xCol, yCol ) )
diff --git a/src/app/labeling/qgsmaptoolrotatelabel.cpp b/src/app/labeling/qgsmaptoolrotatelabel.cpp
index 370e225d221..53c6d99062a 100644
--- a/src/app/labeling/qgsmaptoolrotatelabel.cpp
+++ b/src/app/labeling/qgsmaptoolrotatelabel.cpp
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ void QgsMapToolRotateLabel::canvasPressEvent( QgsMapMouseEvent *e )
       if ( !labelIsRotatable( mCurrentLabel.layer, mCurrentLabel.settings, rotationCol ) )
       {
         QgsPalIndexes indexes;
-        if ( createAuxiliaryFields( indexes ) )
+        if ( createAuxiliaryFields( indexes, false ) )
           return;
 
         if ( !labelIsRotatable( mCurrentLabel.layer, mCurrentLabel.settings, rotationCol ) )
diff --git a/src/app/labeling/qgsmaptoolshowhidelabels.cpp b/src/app/labeling/qgsmaptoolshowhidelabels.cpp
index dba9a5e8cb1..b641b9e323d 100644
--- a/src/app/labeling/qgsmaptoolshowhidelabels.cpp
+++ b/src/app/labeling/qgsmaptoolshowhidelabels.cpp
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ bool QgsMapToolShowHideLabels::showHide( const QgsLabelPosition &pos, bool show
     if ( !diagramCanShowHide( vlayer, showCol ) )
     {
       QgsDiagramIndexes indexes;
-      createAuxiliaryFields( details, indexes );
+      createAuxiliaryFields( details, indexes, false );
 
       showCol = indexes[ QgsDiagramLayerSettings::Show ];
     }
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ bool QgsMapToolShowHideLabels::showHide( const QgsLabelPosition &pos, bool show
     if ( !labelCanShowHide( vlayer, showCol ) )
     {
       QgsPalIndexes indexes;
-      createAuxiliaryFields( details, indexes );
+      createAuxiliaryFields( details, indexes, false );
 
       showCol = indexes[ QgsPalLayerSettings::Show ];
     }