diff --git a/shared/helpers.js b/shared/helpers.js
index d60da885d..e0e66fc35 100644
--- a/shared/helpers.js
+++ b/shared/helpers.js
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ const splitTextStyleAndMetadata = (brew)=>{
 		brew.snippets = brew.text.slice(11, index - 1);
 		brew.text = brew.text.slice(index + 5);
 	}
+
+	if(typeof brew.tags === 'string') brew.tags = brew.tags ? [brew.tags] : [];
 };
 
 const printCurrentBrew = ()=>{