diff --git a/node/src/chain.rs b/node/src/chain.rs
index be912a6177..7971cb8133 100644
--- a/node/src/chain.rs
+++ b/node/src/chain.rs
@@ -259,10 +259,10 @@ impl<N: Network, DB: database::DB, VM: vm::VMExecution> ChainSrv<N, DB, VM> {
                 let genesis_blk = genesis::generate_state(state);
                 db.write().await.update(|t| {
                     // Persist genesis block
-                    t.store_block(genesis_blk.header(), &[], Label::Final)
+                    t.store_block(genesis_blk.header(), &[], Label::Final(0))
                 })?;
 
-                BlockWithLabel::new_with_label(genesis_blk, Label::Final)
+                BlockWithLabel::new_with_label(genesis_blk, Label::Final(0))
             }
         };
 
diff --git a/node/src/chain/acceptor.rs b/node/src/chain/acceptor.rs
index 3953326840..9cfe05d1ae 100644
--- a/node/src/chain/acceptor.rs
+++ b/node/src/chain/acceptor.rs
@@ -758,7 +758,7 @@ impl<DB: database::DB, VM: vm::VMExecution, N: Network> Acceptor<N, DB, VM> {
             let prev_height = tip.inner().header().height - 1;
 
             for height in (0..prev_height).rev() {
-                if let Ok(Some((hash, Label::Final))) =
+                if let Ok(Some((hash, Label::Final(_)))) =
                     v.fetch_block_label_by_height(height)
                 {
                     if let Some(blk) = v.fetch_block(&hash)? {
diff --git a/node/src/database/rocksdb.rs b/node/src/database/rocksdb.rs
index c5b0a1edc0..7f18ea2d76 100644
--- a/node/src/database/rocksdb.rs
+++ b/node/src/database/rocksdb.rs
@@ -443,13 +443,14 @@ impl<'db, DB: DBAccess> Ledger for DBTransaction<'db, DB> {
         Ok(self
             .snapshot
             .get_cf(self.ledger_height_cf, height.to_le_bytes())?
-            .filter(|v| v.len() == HASH_LEN + 1)
             .map(|h| {
                 let mut hash = [0u8; HASH_LEN];
                 hash.copy_from_slice(&h.as_slice()[0..HASH_LEN]);
-                let label = Label::from(h[HASH_LEN]);
-                (hash, label)
-            }))
+
+                let label_buff = h[HASH_LEN..].to_vec();
+                Label::read(&mut &label_buff[..]).map(|label| (hash, label))
+            })
+            .transpose()?)
     }
 }
 
@@ -909,7 +910,7 @@ mod tests {
                     txn.store_block(
                         b.header(),
                         &to_spent_txs(b.txs()),
-                        Label::Final,
+                        Label::Final(3),
                     )?;
                     Ok(())
                 })
@@ -956,7 +957,7 @@ mod tests {
                 txn.store_block(
                     b.header(),
                     &to_spent_txs(b.txs()),
-                    Label::Final,
+                    Label::Final(3),
                 )
                 .expect("block to be stored");
             });
@@ -985,7 +986,7 @@ mod tests {
                         txn.store_block(
                             b.header(),
                             &to_spent_txs(b.txs()),
-                            Label::Final,
+                            Label::Final(3),
                         )
                         .unwrap();
 
@@ -1139,7 +1140,7 @@ mod tests {
                     txn.store_block(
                         b.header(),
                         &to_spent_txs(b.txs()),
-                        Label::Final,
+                        Label::Final(3),
                     )?;
                     Ok(())
                 })
@@ -1173,7 +1174,7 @@ mod tests {
                     txn.store_block(
                         b.header(),
                         &to_spent_txs(b.txs()),
-                        Label::Attested,
+                        Label::Attested(3),
                     )?;
                     Ok(())
                 })
@@ -1203,7 +1204,7 @@ mod tests {
                     txn.store_block(
                         b.header(),
                         &to_spent_txs(b.txs()),
-                        Label::Attested,
+                        Label::Attested(3),
                     )?;
                     Ok(())
                 })
@@ -1216,7 +1217,7 @@ mod tests {
                     .expect("should not return error")
                     .expect("should find a block")
                     .1
-                    .eq(&Label::Attested));
+                    .eq(&Label::Attested(3)));
             });
         });
     }
@@ -1235,7 +1236,7 @@ mod tests {
                     ut.store_block(
                         b.header(),
                         &to_spent_txs(b.txs()),
-                        Label::Final,
+                        Label::Final(3),
                     )?;
                     Ok(())
                 })