diff --git a/src/lib/db/event-store.js b/src/lib/db/event-store.js
index 1697c56bed..b378b37605 100644
--- a/src/lib/db/event-store.js
+++ b/src/lib/db/event-store.js
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ class EventStore extends EventEmitter {
             type: e.type,
             created_by: e.createdBy,
             data: e.data,
-            tags: JSON.stringify(e.tags || []),
+            tags: JSON.stringify(e.tags),
         };
     }
 }