diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b9f0a443a..4178145b0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "dc",
-  "version": "2.0.0-beta.25",
+  "version": "2.0.0-beta.26",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "copyright": "2014",
   "description": "A multi-dimensional charting library built to work natively with crossfilter and rendered using d3.js ",
diff --git a/src/pie-chart.js b/src/pie-chart.js
index c8a5cfa75..fb460cfb6 100644
--- a/src/pie-chart.js
+++ b/src/pie-chart.js
@@ -155,12 +155,8 @@ dc.pieChart = function (parent, chartGroup) {
         }
     }
 
-    function positionLabels (labelsEnter, arc) {
-        dc.transition(labelsEnter, _chart.transitionDuration())
-            .attr('transform', function (d) {
-                return labelPosition(d, arc);
-            })
-            .attr('text-anchor', 'middle')
+    _chart._applyLabelText = function (labels) {
+        labels
             .text(function (d) {
                 var data = d.data;
                 if ((sliceHasNoData(data) || sliceTooSmall(d)) && !isSelectedSlice(d)) {
@@ -168,6 +164,15 @@ dc.pieChart = function (parent, chartGroup) {
                 }
                 return _chart.label()(d.data);
             });
+    };
+
+    function positionLabels (labels, arc) {
+        _chart._applyLabelText(labels);
+        dc.transition(labels, _chart.transitionDuration())
+            .attr('transform', function (d) {
+                return labelPosition(d, arc);
+            })
+            .attr('text-anchor', 'middle');
     }
 
     function createLabels (pieData, arc) {