diff --git a/public/takeedit.php b/public/takeedit.php
index ecdf81cc..2d428baa 100644
--- a/public/takeedit.php
+++ b/public/takeedit.php
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ if (!empty($_POST['custom_fields'])) {
  *
  * @since v1.6
  */
-$tagIdArr = array_filter($_POST['tags']);
+$tagIdArr = array_filter($_POST['tags'] ?? []);
 if (!empty($tagIdArr)) {
     insert_torrent_tags($id, $tagIdArr, true);
 }
diff --git a/public/takeupload.php b/public/takeupload.php
index ad92a17d..d7eaa030 100644
--- a/public/takeupload.php
+++ b/public/takeupload.php
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ if (!empty($_POST['custom_fields'])) {
  *
  * @since v1.6
  */
-$tagIdArr = array_filter($_POST['tags']);
+$tagIdArr = array_filter($_POST['tags'] ?? []);
 if (!empty($tagIdArr)) {
     insert_torrent_tags($id, $tagIdArr);
 }