diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d78491d..59d3bf7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "react-native-gifted-charts",
-  "version": "1.2.21",
+  "version": "1.2.22",
   "description": "The most complete library for Bar, Line, Area, Pie, Donut and Stacked Bar charts in React Native. Allows 2D, 3D, gradient, animations and live data updates.",
   "main": "src/index.tsx",
   "files": [
diff --git a/src/BarChart/index.tsx b/src/BarChart/index.tsx
index be78240..1bb700e 100644
--- a/src/BarChart/index.tsx
+++ b/src/BarChart/index.tsx
@@ -630,9 +630,12 @@ export const BarChart = (props: PropTypes) => {
     outputRange: [0, totalWidth],
   });
 
-  const getLabel = val => {
+  const getLabel = (val, index) => {
     let label = '';
-    if (showFractionalValues) {
+    if (
+      showFractionalValues ||
+      (props.yAxisLabelTexts && props.yAxisLabelTexts[index] !== undefined)
+    ) {
       if (val) {
         label = val;
       } else {
@@ -731,7 +734,7 @@ export const BarChart = (props: PropTypes) => {
           props.hideAxesAndRules !== true &&
             !hideYAxisText &&
             horizSections.map((sectionItems, index) => {
-              let label = getLabel(sectionItems.value);
+              let label = getLabel(sectionItems.value, index);
               if (hideOrigin && index === horizSections.length - 1) {
                 label = '';
               }
@@ -852,6 +855,7 @@ export const BarChart = (props: PropTypes) => {
             horizSectionsBelow.map((sectionItems, index) => {
               let label = getLabel(
                 horizSectionsBelow[horizSectionsBelow.length - 1 - index].value,
+                index,
               );
               return (
                 <View
@@ -906,7 +910,7 @@ export const BarChart = (props: PropTypes) => {
           props.hideAxesAndRules !== true &&
             !hideYAxisText &&
             horizSections.map((sectionItems, index) => {
-              let label = getLabel(sectionItems.value);
+              let label = getLabel(sectionItems.value, index);
               if (hideOrigin && index === horizSections.length - 1) {
                 label = '';
               }
diff --git a/src/LineChart/index.tsx b/src/LineChart/index.tsx
index 7c02b13..9c8ebc8 100644
--- a/src/LineChart/index.tsx
+++ b/src/LineChart/index.tsx
@@ -1452,8 +1452,8 @@ export const LineChart = (props: propTypes) => {
       : defaultPointerConfig.pointerComponent;
 
   const showPointerStrip =
-    pointerConfig && pointerConfig.showPointerStrip
-      ? pointerConfig.showPointerStrip
+    pointerConfig && pointerConfig.showPointerStrip === false
+      ? false
       : defaultPointerConfig.showPointerStrip;
   const pointerStripHeight =
     pointerConfig && pointerConfig.pointerStripHeight
@@ -1779,9 +1779,12 @@ export const LineChart = (props: propTypes) => {
   //     )
   // }
 
-  const getLabel = val => {
+  const getLabel = (val, index) => {
     let label = '';
-    if (showFractionalValues) {
+    if (
+      showFractionalValues ||
+      (props.yAxisLabelTexts && props.yAxisLabelTexts[index] !== undefined)
+    ) {
       if (val) {
         label = props.yAxisOffset
           ? (Number(val) + props.yAxisOffset).toString()
@@ -1882,7 +1885,7 @@ export const LineChart = (props: propTypes) => {
           props.hideAxesAndRules !== true &&
             !hideYAxisText &&
             horizSections.map((sectionItems, index) => {
-              let label = getLabel(sectionItems.value);
+              let label = getLabel(sectionItems.value, index);
               if (hideOrigin && index === horizSections.length - 1) {
                 label = '';
               }
@@ -1987,6 +1990,7 @@ export const LineChart = (props: propTypes) => {
             horizSectionsBelow.map((sectionItems, index) => {
               let label = getLabel(
                 horizSectionsBelow[horizSectionsBelow.length - 1 - index].value,
+                index,
               );
               return (
                 <View
@@ -2041,7 +2045,7 @@ export const LineChart = (props: propTypes) => {
           props.hideAxesAndRules !== true &&
             !hideYAxisText &&
             horizSections.map((sectionItems, index) => {
-              let label = getLabel(sectionItems.value);
+              let label = getLabel(sectionItems.value, index);
               if (hideOrigin && index === horizSections.length - 1) {
                 label = '';
               }