diff --git a/src/eq_schema/builders/routing2/newRoutingDestination/index.js b/src/eq_schema/builders/routing2/newRoutingDestination/index.js
index 32332af5..6a949767 100644
--- a/src/eq_schema/builders/routing2/newRoutingDestination/index.js
+++ b/src/eq_schema/builders/routing2/newRoutingDestination/index.js
@@ -27,12 +27,16 @@ const getOptionValues = (optionIds, questionnaire) => {
   const optionResults = optionIds.map((id) => {
     const option = find(options, { id });
 
-    const updatedLabel = option.label
+    const optionContent = option.value
+      ? option.value.trim()
+      : option.label.trim();
+
+    const updatedContent = optionContent
       .replace(/'/g, `\u2019`)
       .replace(/'/g, `\u2019`)
       .replace(/‘/g, `\u2019`);
 
-    return updatedLabel.trim();
+    return updatedContent.trim();
   });
 
   if (optionResults === undefined || optionResults.length < 0) {
diff --git a/src/eq_schema/schema/Answer/index.js b/src/eq_schema/schema/Answer/index.js
index e6560dc1..66fcf606 100644
--- a/src/eq_schema/schema/Answer/index.js
+++ b/src/eq_schema/schema/Answer/index.js
@@ -248,13 +248,14 @@ class Answer {
   }
 
   static buildOption(
-    { label, description, additionalAnswer, qCode: q_code },
+    { label, description, additionalAnswer, qCode: q_code, value },
     { properties, type },
     ctx
   ) {
+    const optionValue = value ? value : label;
     const option = {
       label: buildContents(label, ctx, true),
-      value: buildContents(label, ctx, true),
+      value: buildContents(optionValue, ctx, true),
     };
 
     if (q_code) {
@@ -279,6 +280,7 @@ class Answer {
         }
       }
     }
+
     return option;
   }
 }