diff --git a/lib/form/html.js b/lib/form/html.js
index aec5593..31bbaab 100644
--- a/lib/form/html.js
+++ b/lib/form/html.js
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ const addRequired = (html, input, index) => {
       const level = `required--${required}`;
 
       // pre-regex strings
-      const stringClass = 'class=["\'][\\w\\W\\s]+?["\']';
       const stringFor = `for=["']\\s*${inp.id}\\s*["']`;
 
       // regex to get the label for THIS input
@@ -107,27 +106,9 @@ const addRequired = (html, input, index) => {
         return;
       }
 
-      // regex to get first class attributes from the captured label
-      const regexClass = new RegExp(`.*(${stringClass})`);
-
-      // regex to get classes out of `class`
-      const regexClasses = new RegExp('class=["\']([\\w\\s\\W]+?)["\']');
-
       // regex to search for `for`
       const reFor = new RegExp(`(${stringFor})`);
-
-      // first, check if `class` exists in label
-      if (Array.isArray(label[1].match(regexClass))) {
-        const cls = label[1].match(regexClass);
-        const classAttr = cls[1].match(regexClasses);
-        const classes = classAttr[1].split(/\s+/).concat([level]);
-        const newClass = `class="${classes.join(' ')}"`;
-        render = render.replace(label[0], label[0].replace(classAttr[0], newClass));
-      }
-      else {
-        // else, we add class after the `for` attribute
-        render = render.replace(reFor, `for="${inp.id}" class="${level}"`);
-      }
+      render = render.replace(reFor, `for="${inp.id}"`);
 
       // add required to input
       const reName = new RegExp(`name=['"]\\s*${inp.name}\\s*['"]`);
@@ -135,7 +116,8 @@ const addRequired = (html, input, index) => {
 
       // Add required text to label
       const reLabel = new RegExp('</label>');
-      render = render.replace(reLabel, `<mark class="${level}">required to ${required}</mark></label>`);
+      render = render.replace(reLabel, `\u00a0<mark class="${level}">required to ${required}</mark>`);
+      render += '</label>';
     }
   });
 
diff --git a/tests/html.js b/tests/html.js
index e52937c..493bbcd 100644
--- a/tests/html.js
+++ b/tests/html.js
@@ -162,11 +162,11 @@ test('Add Required and Repeatable - Pass', t => {
 
 test('Add Object Required - Pass', t => {
   const param = {
-    html: '"<fieldset id="community-links" class="form--fieldset required--publish"><legend class="form--legend">Object</legend><p class="form--description">I am the Foo Object text description</p><div class="form--field"><label for="91f79620-ba21-4a4a-a4c7-02f456129b0f--1" class="required--publish">Add Your Text <mark class="required--publish">required to publish</mark></label><input type="text" id="91f79620-ba21-4a4a-a4c7-02f456129b0f--1" name="name--text" placeholder="Text goes here"></div><div class="form--field"><label for="91f79620-ba21-4a4a-a4c7-02f456129b0f--2">Add Your URL <mark class="required--publish">required to publish</mark></label><input type="url" id="91f79620-ba21-4a4a-a4c7-02f456129b0f--2" name="name--url" placeholder="http://"></div></fieldset>"',
+    html: '"<fieldset id="community-links" class="form--fieldset"><legend class="form--legend">Object</legend><p class="form--description">I am the Foo Object text description</p><div class="form--field"><label for="91f79620-ba21-4a4a-a4c7-02f456129b0f--1">Add Your Text <mark class="required--publish">required to publish</mark></label><input type="text" id="91f79620-ba21-4a4a-a4c7-02f456129b0f--1" name="name--text" placeholder="Text goes here"></div><div class="form--field"><label for="91f79620-ba21-4a4a-a4c7-02f456129b0f--2">Add Your URL <mark class="required--publish">required to publish</mark></label><input type="url" id="91f79620-ba21-4a4a-a4c7-02f456129b0f--2" name="name--url" placeholder="http://"></div></fieldset>"',
     input: {
       name: 'Object',
       description: 'I am the Foo Object text description',
-      html: '<fieldset id=\'community-links\' class=\'form--fieldset required--{{text.required}}\'><legend class=\'form--legend\'>{{input.name}}</legend><p class=\'form--description\'>{{input.description}}</p><div class=\'form--field\'><label for=\'{{text.id}}\' class=\'required--{{text.required}}\'>{{text.label}} <mark class=\'required--{{text.required}}\'>required to {{text.required}}</mark></label><input type=\'{{text.type}}\' id=\'{{text.id}}\' name=\'{{text.name}}\' placeholder=\'{{text.placeholder1}}\'></div><div class=\'form--field\'><label for=\'{{url.id}}\'>{{url.label}} <mark class=\'required--{{url.required}}\'>required to {{url.required}}</mark></label><input type=\'{{url.type}}\' id=\'{{url.id}}\' name=\'{{url.name}}\' placeholder=\'{{url.placeholder}}\'></div></fieldset>',
+      html: '<fieldset id=\'community-links\' class=\'form--fieldset\'><legend class=\'form--legend\'>{{input.name}}</legend><p class=\'form--description\'>{{input.description}}</p><div class=\'form--field\'><label for=\'{{text.id}}\'>{{text.label}} <mark class=\'required--{{text.required}}\'>required to {{text.required}}</mark></label><input type=\'{{text.type}}\' id=\'{{text.id}}\' name=\'{{text.name}}\' placeholder=\'{{text.placeholder1}}\'></div><div class=\'form--field\'><label for=\'{{url.id}}\'>{{url.label}} <mark class=\'required--{{url.required}}\'>required to {{url.required}}</mark></label><input type=\'{{url.type}}\' id=\'{{url.id}}\' name=\'{{url.name}}\' placeholder=\'{{url.placeholder}}\'></div></fieldset>',
       id: 'object-required',
       inputs: {
         text: {