diff --git a/participation/views.py b/participation/views.py
index 6617e7f..ceaf3f6 100644
--- a/participation/views.py
+++ b/participation/views.py
@@ -2128,8 +2128,9 @@ class NoteUpdateView(VolunteerMixin, UpdateView):
         form.fields['opponent_oral'].label += f" ({self.object.passage.opponent.team.trigram})"
         form.fields['reviewer_writing'].label += f" ({self.object.passage.reviewer.team.trigram})"
         form.fields['reviewer_oral'].label += f" ({self.object.passage.reviewer.team.trigram})"
-        form.fields['observer_writing'].label += f" ({self.object.passage.observer.team.trigram})"
-        form.fields['observer_oral'].label += f" ({self.object.passage.observer.team.trigram})"
+        if settings.HAS_OBSERVER:
+            form.fields['observer_writing'].label += f" ({self.object.passage.observer.team.trigram})"
+            form.fields['observer_oral'].label += f" ({self.object.passage.observer.team.trigram})"
         return form
 
     def form_valid(self, form):