diff --git a/src/lib/output.test.ts b/src/lib/output.test.ts
index 824bfbf..9f27027 100644
--- a/src/lib/output.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/output.test.ts
@@ -101,6 +101,11 @@ describe('formatFieldOutput', () => {
 		expect(formatFieldOutput(field, 'hharar', stubSpecies, 'tajara')).toBe('Ethnicity: Hharar');
 	});
 
+	it('formats custom subspecies with dynamic label', () => {
+		const field: FieldDef = { label: 'Subspecies', type: 'subspecies' };
+		expect(formatFieldOutput(field, 'asdfg', stubSpecies, 'tajara')).toBe('Ethnicity: asdfg');
+	});
+
 	it('returns null for empty subspecies', () => {
 		const field: FieldDef = { label: 'Subspecies', type: 'subspecies' };
 		expect(formatFieldOutput(field, '', stubSpecies, 'tajara')).toBeNull();
diff --git a/src/lib/output.ts b/src/lib/output.ts
index da0647c..05481b1 100644
--- a/src/lib/output.ts
+++ b/src/lib/output.ts
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ export function formatFieldOutput(
 			const sp = speciesData.find((s) => s.id === currentSpecies);
 			if (!sp) return null;
 			const sub = sp.subspecies.find((s) => s.id === value);
-			return sub ? `${sp.subspeciesLabel}: ${sub.name}` : null;
+			return sub ? `${sp.subspeciesLabel}: ${sub.name}` : `${sp.subspeciesLabel}: ${value}`;
 		}
 
 		case 'languages': {