diff --git a/viz_scripts/scaffolding.py b/viz_scripts/scaffolding.py
index 880c819..2a0ee70 100644
--- a/viz_scripts/scaffolding.py
+++ b/viz_scripts/scaffolding.py
@@ -296,6 +296,11 @@ async def mapping_color_labels(dynamic_labels = {}, unique_keys = []):
     purpose_values = [mode["value"] for mode in labels["PURPOSE"]] if "PURPOSE" in labels else []
     replaced_values = [mode["value"] for mode in labels["REPLACED_MODE"]] if "REPLACED_MODE" in labels else []
 
+    # Append 'other' to the list if not present
+    for values in [mode_values, purpose_values, replaced_values]:
+        if "other" not in values:
+            values.append("other")
+
     # Mapping between mode values and base_mode OR baseMode (backwards compatibility)
     value_to_basemode = {mode["value"]: mode.get("base_mode", mode.get("baseMode", "UNKNOWN")) for mode in labels["MODE"]}
     # Assign colors to mode, replaced, purpose, and sensed values
@@ -332,6 +337,10 @@ async def translate_values_to_labels(dynamic_labels, language="en"):
     # Mapping between values and translations for display on plots (for Replaced mode)
     values_to_translations_replaced = mapping_labels(labels, "REPLACED_MODE")
 
+    # Add "other": "Other" to the values_to_translations_* dictionary if "other" key is unavailable
+    for dict_update in [values_to_translations_mode, values_to_translations_purpose, values_to_translations_replaced]:
+        dict_update.setdefault("other", "Other")
+
     return values_to_translations_mode, values_to_translations_purpose, values_to_translations_replaced
 
 # Function: Maps survey answers to colors.