diff --git a/classes/rssutils.php b/classes/rssutils.php
index 702675661..d1096cc85 100755
--- a/classes/rssutils.php
+++ b/classes/rssutils.php
@@ -1542,7 +1542,8 @@ class RSSUtils {
 						$match = @preg_match("/$reg_exp/iu", $author);
 						break;
 					case "tag":
-						array_push($tags, ''); // allow matching if there are no tags
+						if (count($tags) == 0)
+							array_push($tags, ''); // allow matching if there are no tags
 
 						foreach ($tags as $tag) {
 							if (@preg_match("/$reg_exp/iu", $tag)) {