diff --git a/app/models/topic.rb b/app/models/topic.rb
index 7e4219e15dc..e2c6434c2ba 100644
--- a/app/models/topic.rb
+++ b/app/models/topic.rb
@@ -586,11 +586,14 @@ class Topic < ActiveRecord::Base
         )
     end
     if SiteSetting.digest_suppress_tags.present?
-      topics =
-        topics.joins("LEFT JOIN topic_tags tg ON topics.id = tg.topic_id").where(
-          "tg.tag_id NOT IN (?) OR tg.tag_id IS NULL",
-          SiteSetting.digest_suppress_tags.split("|").map(&:to_i),
-        )
+      tag_ids = Tag.where_name(SiteSetting.digest_suppress_tags.split("|")).pluck(:id)
+      if tag_ids.present?
+        topics =
+          topics.joins("LEFT JOIN topic_tags tg ON topics.id = tg.topic_id").where(
+            "tg.tag_id NOT IN (?) OR tg.tag_id IS NULL",
+            tag_ids,
+          )
+      end
     end
     remove_category_ids << SiteSetting.shared_drafts_category if SiteSetting.shared_drafts_enabled?
     if remove_category_ids.present?
diff --git a/spec/models/topic_spec.rb b/spec/models/topic_spec.rb
index e902ea49cc6..4cdefea3625 100644
--- a/spec/models/topic_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/topic_spec.rb
@@ -2368,9 +2368,10 @@ RSpec.describe Topic do
         topic = Fabricate(:topic, category: category, created_at: 1.minute.ago)
         topic2 = Fabricate(:topic, category: category, created_at: 1.minute.ago)
         tag = Fabricate(:tag)
+        tag2 = Fabricate(:tag)
         Fabricate(:topic_tag, topic: topic, tag: tag)
 
-        SiteSetting.digest_suppress_tags = "#{tag.id}"
+        SiteSetting.digest_suppress_tags = "#{tag.name}|#{tag2.name}"
         topics = Topic.for_digest(user, 1.year.ago, top_order: true)
         expect(topics).to eq([topic2])