diff --git a/internal/api/watcher.go b/internal/api/watcher.go
index 4700e82..6a6278f 100644
--- a/internal/api/watcher.go
+++ b/internal/api/watcher.go
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ func (a *api) createWatcherHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		case "subreddit":
 			watcher.Type = domain.SubredditWatcher
 		case "trending":
+			watcher.Label = "trending"
 			watcher.Type = domain.TrendingWatcher
 		}