diff --git a/src/deepforest/main.py b/src/deepforest/main.py
index 0d1ed1d6..429abaaf 100644
--- a/src/deepforest/main.py
+++ b/src/deepforest/main.py
@@ -420,7 +420,8 @@ def predict_image(self,
             result = utilities.read_file(result, root_dir=root_dir)
 
         return result
-
+    
+    label_dict: dict = {"Tree": 0}
     def predict_file(self, csv_file, root_dir, savedir=None, color=None, thickness=1):
         """Create a dataset and predict entire annotation file Csv file format
         is .csv file with the columns "image_path", "xmin","ymin","xmax","ymax"
@@ -446,6 +447,10 @@ def predict_file(self, csv_file, root_dir, savedir=None, color=None, thickness=1
             df = csv_file
         else:
             df = utilities.read_file(csv_file)
+
+        # Map cropmodel_label to string labels using label_dict
+        df['label'] = df['label'].map({v: k for k, v in self.label_dict.items()})
+
         ds = dataset.TreeDataset(csv_file=df,
                                  root_dir=root_dir,
                                  transforms=None,
diff --git a/tests/test_main.py b/tests/test_main.py
index a8c3543e..d573be43 100644
--- a/tests/test_main.py
+++ b/tests/test_main.py
@@ -650,7 +650,6 @@ def test_predict_tile_with_crop_model(m, config):
         "cropmodel_score", "image_path"
     }
 
-
 def test_predict_tile_with_crop_model_empty():
     """If the model return is empty, the crop model should return an empty dataframe"""
     raster_path = get_data("SOAP_061.png")
@@ -659,9 +658,11 @@ def test_predict_tile_with_crop_model_empty():
     patch_overlap = 0.05
     iou_threshold = 0.15
     mosaic = True
-    # Set up the crop model
     crop_model = model.CropModel()
 
+    # Configure the label dictionary
+    m.label_dict = {"Tree": 0, "Bush": 1}
+
     # Call the predict_tile method with the crop_model
     m.config["train"]["fast_dev_run"] = False
     m.create_trainer()
@@ -672,5 +673,8 @@ def test_predict_tile_with_crop_model_empty():
                             mosaic=mosaic,
                             crop_model=crop_model)
 
-    # Assert the result
+    # If result is not None, map cropmodel_label to string
+    if result is not None and not result.empty:
+        result['cropmodel_label'] = result['cropmodel_label'].map({v: k for k, v in m.label_dict.items()})
+
     assert result is None