diff --git a/server/src/services/collabService.ts b/server/src/services/collabService.ts
index 2b6b0b71..93f981d6 100644
--- a/server/src/services/collabService.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/collabService.ts
@@ -229,12 +229,17 @@ export function getPollWithVotes(pollId: number | bigint | string) {
     WHERE v.poll_id = ?
   `).all(pollId) as PollVoteRow[];
 
-  const formattedOptions = options.map((label: string | { label: string }, idx: number) => ({
-    label: typeof label === 'string' ? label : label.label || label,
-    voters: votes
-      .filter(v => v.option_index === idx)
-      .map(v => ({ id: v.user_id, user_id: v.user_id, username: v.username, avatar: v.avatar, avatar_url: avatarUrl(v) })),
-  }));
+  const formattedOptions = options.map((label: string | { label: string }, idx: number) => {
+    const text = typeof label === 'string' ? label : label.label || label;
+    return {
+      // The client renders `opt.text`; keep `label` too for any other consumer.
+      text,
+      label: text,
+      voters: votes
+        .filter(v => v.option_index === idx)
+        .map(v => ({ id: v.user_id, user_id: v.user_id, username: v.username, avatar: v.avatar, avatar_url: avatarUrl(v) })),
+    };
+  });
 
   return {
     ...poll,