diff --git a/netdiff/parsers/netjson.py b/netdiff/parsers/netjson.py
index bc09bf4..1544020 100644
--- a/netdiff/parsers/netjson.py
+++ b/netdiff/parsers/netjson.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ def parse(self, data):
         # create graph
         for node in data['nodes']:
             graph.add_node(node['id'],
+                           label=node['label'] if 'label' in node else None,
                            local_addresses=node.get('local_addresses', []),
                            **node.get('properties', {}))
         for link in data['links']:
diff --git a/netdiff/utils.py b/netdiff/utils.py
index 5ffc69f..8b71b24 100644
--- a/netdiff/utils.py
+++ b/netdiff/utils.py
@@ -136,12 +136,16 @@ def _netjson_networkgraph(protocol, version, revision, metric,
         # must copy properties dict to avoid modifying data
         properties = node[1].copy()
         local_addresses = properties.pop('local_addresses', None)
+        label = properties.pop('label', None)
         # append local_addresses only if not empty
         if local_addresses:
             netjson_node['local_addresses'] = local_addresses
         # append properties only if not empty
         if properties:
             netjson_node['properties'] = properties
+        # append label only if not empty
+        if label:
+            netjson_node['label'] = label
         node_list.append(netjson_node)
     # prepare links
     link_list = []
diff --git a/tests/static/netjson-2-links.json b/tests/static/netjson-2-links.json
index e55df7b..d2b3fbb 100644
--- a/tests/static/netjson-2-links.json
+++ b/tests/static/netjson-2-links.json
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
             "local_addresses": [
                 "192.168.1.3"
             ],
+	    "label": "nodeA",
             "properties": {
                 "hostname": "router.3nnx"
             }
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@
             "local_addresses": [
                 "192.168.1.2"
             ],
+	    "label": "nodeB",
             "properties": {
                 "hostname": "router2.nnx"
             }
diff --git a/tests/test_netjson.py b/tests/test_netjson.py
index d2a910b..470df56 100644
--- a/tests/test_netjson.py
+++ b/tests/test_netjson.py
@@ -121,6 +121,10 @@ def test_json_dict(self):
         self.assertIn('hostname', data['nodes'][0]['properties'])
         # ensure local_addresses is present
         self.assertIn('local_addresses', data['nodes'][0])
+        # ensure label is present when present in source
+        self.assertIn('label', data['nodes'][0])
+        # ensure label is absent when absent in source
+        self.assertNotIn('label', data['nodes'][2])
         # ensure additional link properties are present
         self.assertIn('properties', data['links'][0])
         self.assertIn('custom_property', data['links'][0]['properties'])
diff --git a/tests/test_openvpn.py b/tests/test_openvpn.py
index 485dee7..d93ce68 100644
--- a/tests/test_openvpn.py
+++ b/tests/test_openvpn.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import os
 
 import networkx
-import six
 from netdiff import OpenvpnParser
 from netdiff.tests import TestCase