diff --git a/evennia/typeclasses/tags.py b/evennia/typeclasses/tags.py
index 1f9dd7ec86..313a2a7a97 100644
--- a/evennia/typeclasses/tags.py
+++ b/evennia/typeclasses/tags.py
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class Tag(models.Model):
     )
     # this is None, alias or permission
     db_tagtype = models.CharField(
-        "tagtype", max_length=16, null=True, help_text="overall type of Tag", db_index=True
+        "tagtype", max_length=16, null=True, blank=True, help_text="overall type of Tag", db_index=True
     )
 
     class Meta(object):