diff --git a/public/js/modals/invoice-modal.js b/public/js/modals/invoice-modal.js
index cbde3b6..45bda8b 100644
--- a/public/js/modals/invoice-modal.js
+++ b/public/js/modals/invoice-modal.js
@@ -53,18 +53,45 @@ function updateRecurringChildUi(invoice = null) {
     let childBadge = document.getElementById('invoice-recurring-child-badge');
     let childNote = document.getElementById('invoice-recurring-child-note');
 
-    // First-time setup: wrap/change the visible label text
+    // Find or create a stable label span
     if (!labelText) {
-        const textNode = Array.from(recurringWrapper.childNodes).find(node =>
-            node.nodeType === Node.TEXT_NODE && node.textContent.trim().includes('Recurring')
+        // Prefer an existing span/text element containing "Recurring"
+        const existingTextElement = Array.from(recurringWrapper.children).find(el =>
+            el !== recurringCb &&
+            el.id !== 'invoice-recurring-child-badge' &&
+            el.textContent &&
+            el.textContent.trim() === 'Recurring'
         );
 
-        if (textNode) {
-            const span = document.createElement('span');
-            span.id = 'invoice-recurring-label-text';
-            span.textContent = 'Recurring';
-            recurringWrapper.replaceChild(span, textNode);
-            labelText = span;
+        if (existingTextElement) {
+            existingTextElement.id = 'invoice-recurring-label-text';
+            labelText = existingTextElement;
+        } else {
+            // Fallback: try to replace a raw text node
+            const textNode = Array.from(recurringWrapper.childNodes).find(node =>
+                node.nodeType === Node.TEXT_NODE &&
+                node.textContent.trim().includes('Recurring')
+            );
+
+            if (textNode) {
+                const span = document.createElement('span');
+                span.id = 'invoice-recurring-label-text';
+                span.textContent = 'Recurring';
+                recurringWrapper.replaceChild(span, textNode);
+                labelText = span;
+            } else {
+                // Final fallback: create label text after checkbox
+                labelText = document.createElement('span');
+                labelText.id = 'invoice-recurring-label-text';
+                labelText.textContent = 'Recurring';
+                labelText.className = 'ml-2';
+
+                if (recurringCb.nextSibling) {
+                    recurringWrapper.insertBefore(labelText, recurringCb.nextSibling);
+                } else {
+                    recurringWrapper.appendChild(labelText);
+                }
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -80,7 +107,9 @@ function updateRecurringChildUi(invoice = null) {
         childNote = document.createElement('div');
         childNote.id = 'invoice-recurring-child-note';
         childNote.className = 'mt-1 ml-8 text-xs text-gray-500 hidden';
-        recurringWrapper.parentElement.appendChild(childNote);
+
+        const parent = recurringWrapper.parentElement || recurringWrapper;
+        parent.appendChild(childNote);
     }
 
     const isChild = !!invoice?.recurring_source_id;
@@ -89,11 +118,14 @@ function updateRecurringChildUi(invoice = null) {
         labelText.textContent = 'Recurring child invoice';
         childBadge.classList.remove('hidden');
 
-        const sourceNumber = invoice.recurring_source_invoice_number
-            || invoice.source_invoice_number
-            || invoice.recurring_source_id;
+        const sourceNumber =
+            invoice.recurring_source_invoice_number ||
+            invoice.source_invoice_number ||
+            invoice.recurring_source_id;
+
+        childNote.textContent =
+            `This invoice was generated from recurring invoice #${sourceNumber} and will not create further recurring invoices.`;
 
-        childNote.textContent = `This invoice was generated from recurring invoice #${sourceNumber} and will not create further recurring invoices.`;
         childNote.classList.remove('hidden');
     } else {
         labelText.textContent = 'Recurring';