diff --git a/docs/src/release_notes.rst b/docs/src/release_notes.rst
index bdcec26..ae644b8 100644
--- a/docs/src/release_notes.rst
+++ b/docs/src/release_notes.rst
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@
 
 Release notes
 =============
+Unreleased
+----------
+Fixed
+*****
+- Make :class:`Album <model.Album>` optional (:issue:`300`)
+
 5.1.0 (2023-10-04)
 ------------------
 Added
diff --git a/src/tekore/_model/album/full.py b/src/tekore/_model/album/full.py
index 295ded2..a8ecb5c 100644
--- a/src/tekore/_model/album/full.py
+++ b/src/tekore/_model/album/full.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from datetime import datetime
-from typing import List
+from typing import List, Optional
 
 from ..album.base import Album
 from ..member import Copyright
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class FullAlbum(Album):
     copyrights: List[Copyright]
     external_ids: dict
     genres: List[str]
-    label: str
+    label: Optional[str]
     popularity: int
     tracks: SimpleTrackPaging
 
diff --git a/tests/client/player.py b/tests/client/player.py
index 68b862c..7a7e949 100644
--- a/tests/client/player.py
+++ b/tests/client/player.py
@@ -59,8 +59,11 @@ def setup(user_client):
     user_client.playback_volume(device.volume_percent, device.id)
 
 
+SLEEP_SECS = 5
+
+
 def currently_playing(client):
-    sleep(5)
+    sleep(SLEEP_SECS)
     return client.playback_currently_playing()
 
 
@@ -144,6 +147,7 @@ def test_player(self, user_client, setup):
 
         # Queue consumed on next
         user_client.playback_queue_add(to_uri("track", track_ids[0]))
+        sleep(SLEEP_SECS)
         assert len(user_client.playback_queue().queue) > 0
         user_client.playback_next()
         assert_playing(user_client, track_ids[0])