diff --git a/js/src/modals/EditMeta/editMeta.js b/js/src/modals/EditMeta/editMeta.js
index ad893aa17..7f0a061e2 100644
--- a/js/src/modals/EditMeta/editMeta.js
+++ b/js/src/modals/EditMeta/editMeta.js
@@ -99,11 +99,10 @@ export default class EditMeta extends Component {
 
   renderTags () {
     const { meta } = this.state;
-    const { tags } = meta || [];
 
     return (
       <InputChip
-        tokens={ tags }
+        tokens={ meta.tags || [] }
         onTokensChange={ this.onTagsChange }
         label='(optional) tags'
         hint='press <Enter> to add a tag'