diff --git a/esp/src/src-react/util/metricGraph.ts b/esp/src/src-react/util/metricGraph.ts
index 1aa7b0f1c0b..aa2a7514772 100644
--- a/esp/src/src-react/util/metricGraph.ts
+++ b/esp/src/src-react/util/metricGraph.ts
@@ -225,7 +225,10 @@ export class MetricGraph extends Graph2<IScope, IScopeEdge, IScope> {
     }
 
     vertexLabel(v: IScope, options: MetricsOptions): string {
-        return v.type === "activity" ? format(options.activityTpl, v) : v.Label || v.id;
+        return v.type === "activity" ? format(options.activityTpl, v) :
+               v.type === "function" ? v.id + "()" :
+               v.type === "stage" && v.id.charAt(0) === '>' ? v.id.substring(1) :
+               v.Label || v.id;
     }
 
     vertexStatus(v: IScope): ScopeStatus {