diff --git a/js/src/modals/EditMeta/editMeta.js b/js/src/modals/EditMeta/editMeta.js
index aef0232a6..afcf9b127 100644
--- a/js/src/modals/EditMeta/editMeta.js
+++ b/js/src/modals/EditMeta/editMeta.js
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ export default class EditMeta extends Component {
 
   onTagsInputChange = (value) => {
     const { meta } = this.state;
-    const { tags } = meta || [];
+    const { tags = [] } = meta;
 
     const tokens = value.split(/[\s,;]+/);