diff --git a/lib/models/note.js b/lib/models/note.js
index 8030be00..d7109d44 100644
--- a/lib/models/note.js
+++ b/lib/models/note.js
@@ -367,8 +367,13 @@ module.exports = function (sequelize, DataTypes) {
   Note.extractNoteTags = function (meta, $) {
     var tags = []
     var rawtags = []
+    var metaTags
     if (meta.tags && (typeof meta.tags === 'string' || typeof meta.tags === 'number')) {
-      var metaTags = ('' + meta.tags).split(',')
+      metaTags = ('' + meta.tags).split(',')
+    } else if (meta.tags && (Array.isArray(meta.tags))) {
+      metaTags = meta.tags
+    }
+    if (metaTags) {
       for (let i = 0; i < metaTags.length; i++) {
         var text = metaTags[i].trim()
         if (text) rawtags.push(text)