diff --git a/controllers/shopItemController.go b/controllers/shopItemController.go
index 37dee5b..9fa0e2e 100644
--- a/controllers/shopItemController.go
+++ b/controllers/shopItemController.go
@@ -456,7 +456,10 @@ func (rc *shopItemController) EditItemHandler(c *gin.Context) {
 	newShopItem.Variants = shopItem.Variants
 	newShopItem.BasePrice = shopItem.BasePrice
 	newShopItem.IsPublic = shopItem.IsPublic
-	newShopItem.Tags = shopItem.Tags
+
+	if len(shopItem.Tags) != 0 {
+		newShopItem.Tags = shopItem.Tags
+	}
 
 	if shopItem.Image != "static/img/zine.jpg" {
 		newShopItem.Image = shopItem.Image