diff --git a/extensions/tags/src/Api/Controller/CreateTagController.php b/extensions/tags/src/Api/Controller/CreateTagController.php
index c9e1e61c8..ec8ccc329 100644
--- a/extensions/tags/src/Api/Controller/CreateTagController.php
+++ b/extensions/tags/src/Api/Controller/CreateTagController.php
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class CreateTagController extends AbstractCreateController
     protected function data(ServerRequestInterface $request, Document $document)
     {
         return $this->bus->dispatch(
-            new CreateTag($request->getAttribute('actor'), array_get($request->getParsedBody(), 'data'))
+            new CreateTag($request->getAttribute('actor'), array_get($request->getParsedBody(), 'data', []))
         );
     }
 }
diff --git a/extensions/tags/src/Api/Controller/UpdateTagController.php b/extensions/tags/src/Api/Controller/UpdateTagController.php
index 4f79259d4..0249183a6 100644
--- a/extensions/tags/src/Api/Controller/UpdateTagController.php
+++ b/extensions/tags/src/Api/Controller/UpdateTagController.php
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class UpdateTagController extends AbstractResourceController
     {
         $id = array_get($request->getQueryParams(), 'id');
         $actor = $request->getAttribute('actor');
-        $data = array_get($request->getParsedBody(), 'data');
+        $data = array_get($request->getParsedBody(), 'data', []);
 
         return $this->bus->dispatch(
             new EditTag($id, $actor, $data)