diff --git a/pkg/encoding/v1/encoding_test.go b/pkg/encoding/v1/encoding_test.go
index 5846af20..0f6b2a4e 100644
--- a/pkg/encoding/v1/encoding_test.go
+++ b/pkg/encoding/v1/encoding_test.go
@@ -265,6 +265,53 @@ func TestEnvVariable_UnmarshalYAML(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestLabels_UnmarshalYAML(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name      string
+		Succeed   bool
+		RawLabels string
+		Labels    *Labels
+	}{
+		{
+			"Providing valid label strings",
+			true,
+			`
+key1: value1
+key2: value2
+key3:
+key4: value4
+`,
+			&Labels{
+				"key1": "value1",
+				"key2": "value2",
+				"key3": "",
+				"key4": "value4",
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		var labels Labels
+		err := yaml.Unmarshal([]byte(tt.RawLabels), &labels)
+		if err != nil {
+			if tt.Succeed {
+				t.Errorf("Failed to unmarshal %#v; error %#v", tt.RawLabels, err)
+			}
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if !tt.Succeed {
+			t.Errorf("Expected %#v to fail!", tt.RawLabels)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if !reflect.DeepEqual(labels, *tt.Labels) {
+			t.Errorf("Expected %#v, got %#v", *tt.Labels, labels)
+			continue
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func TestService_UnmarshalYAML(t *testing.T) {
 
 	tests := []struct {
@@ -319,35 +366,6 @@ containers:
 				},
 			},
 		},
-
-		{
-			"Providing valid label strings",
-			true,
-			`
-name: frontend
-containers:
-- image: tomaskral/kompose-demo-frontend:test
-labels:
-    key1: value1
-    key2: value2
-    key3:
-    key4: value4
-`,
-			&Service{
-				Name: "frontend",
-				Containers: []Container{
-					{
-						Image: "tomaskral/kompose-demo-frontend:test",
-					},
-				},
-				Labels: Labels{
-					"key1": "value1",
-					"key2": "value2",
-					"key3": "",
-					"key4": "value4",
-				},
-			},
-		},
 	}
 
 	for _, test := range tests {
diff --git a/pkg/transform/kubernetes/kubernetes.go b/pkg/transform/kubernetes/kubernetes.go
index 7c97c250..970d8252 100644
--- a/pkg/transform/kubernetes/kubernetes.go
+++ b/pkg/transform/kubernetes/kubernetes.go
@@ -25,10 +25,12 @@ func (t *Transformer) CreateServices(o *object.Service) ([]runtime.Object, error
 			ObjectMeta: api_v1.ObjectMeta{
 				Name: o.Name,
 				Labels: *util.MergeMaps(
+					// The map containing `"service": o.Name` should always be
+					// passed later to avoid being overridden by util.MergeMaps()
+					&serviceLabels,
 					&map[string]string{
 						"service": o.Name,
 					},
-					&serviceLabels,
 				),
 			},
 			Spec: api_v1.ServiceSpec{
@@ -91,10 +93,12 @@ func (t *Transformer) CreateIngresses(o *object.Service) ([]runtime.Object, erro
 		ObjectMeta: api_v1.ObjectMeta{
 			Name: o.Name,
 			Labels: *util.MergeMaps(
+				// The map containing `"service": o.Name` should always be
+				// passed later to avoid being overridden by util.MergeMaps()
+				&serviceLabels,
 				&map[string]string{
 					"service": o.Name,
 				},
-				&serviceLabels,
 			),
 		},
 	}
@@ -156,10 +160,12 @@ func (t *Transformer) CreateDeployments(o *object.Service) ([]runtime.Object, er
 		ObjectMeta: api_v1.ObjectMeta{
 			Name: o.Name,
 			Labels: *util.MergeMaps(
+				// The map containing `"service": o.Name` should always be
+				// passed later to avoid being overridden by util.MergeMaps()
+				&serviceLabels,
 				&map[string]string{
 					"service": o.Name,
 				},
-				&serviceLabels,
 			),
 		},
 		Spec: ext_v1beta1.DeploymentSpec{
@@ -172,10 +178,12 @@ func (t *Transformer) CreateDeployments(o *object.Service) ([]runtime.Object, er
 			Template: api_v1.PodTemplateSpec{
 				ObjectMeta: api_v1.ObjectMeta{
 					Labels: *util.MergeMaps(
+						// The map containing `"service": o.Name` should always be
+						// passed later to avoid being overridden by util.MergeMaps()
+						&serviceLabels,
 						&map[string]string{
 							"service": o.Name,
 						},
-						&serviceLabels,
 					),
 				},
 				Spec: api_v1.PodSpec{},
diff --git a/pkg/util/util.go b/pkg/util/util.go
index 99ccc7a5..ed42b269 100644
--- a/pkg/util/util.go
+++ b/pkg/util/util.go
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func FetchURLWithRetries(url string, attempts int, duration time.Duration) ([]by
 }
 
 // MergeMaps will merge the given maps, but it does not check for conflicts.
-// In case of conflicting keys, the map that is provided later wins
+// In case of conflicting keys, the map that is provided later wins.
 // TODO: add to docs about use with caution bits
 func MergeMaps(maps ...*map[string]string) *map[string]string {
 	mergedMap := make(map[string]string)