diff --git a/evennia/web/api/filters.py b/evennia/web/api/filters.py
index 6888b5fbb1..0c93aa3650 100644
--- a/evennia/web/api/filters.py
+++ b/evennia/web/api/filters.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ https://django-filter.readthedocs.io/en/latest/guide/rest_framework.html
 """
 from django.db.models import Q
 from django_filters.rest_framework.filterset import FilterSet
-from django_filters.filters import CharFilter
+from django_filters.filters import CharFilter, EMPTY_VALUES
 
 from evennia.objects.models import ObjectDB
 from evennia.accounts.models import AccountDB
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ class TagTypeFilter(CharFilter):
     tag_type = None
 
     def filter(self, qs, value):
+        # if no value is specified, we don't use the filter
+        if value in EMPTY_VALUES:
+            return qs
+        # if they enter a value, we filter objects by having a tag of this type with the given name
         return qs.filter(Q(db_tags__db_tagtype=self.tag_type) & Q(db_tags__db_key=value))
 
 
diff --git a/evennia/web/api/tests.py b/evennia/web/api/tests.py
index 2afd5310b8..50b35a8bbe 100644
--- a/evennia/web/api/tests.py
+++ b/evennia/web/api/tests.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ urlpatterns = [
 )
 class TestEvenniaRESTApi(EvenniaTest):
     client_class = APIClient
+    maxDiff = None
 
     def setUp(self):
         super().setUp()
@@ -96,6 +97,7 @@ class TestEvenniaRESTApi(EvenniaTest):
             with self.subTest(msg=f"Testing {view.view_name} "):
                 view_url = reverse(f"api:{view.view_name}")
                 response = self.client.get(view_url)
+                self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
                 self.assertCountEqual(response.data['results'], [view.serializer(obj).data for obj in view.list])
 
     def test_create(self):