diff --git a/AicsKnowledgeBase/qml/component/FileList.qml b/AicsKnowledgeBase/qml/component/FileList.qml
index ab662a5..8ca3732 100644
--- a/AicsKnowledgeBase/qml/component/FileList.qml
+++ b/AicsKnowledgeBase/qml/component/FileList.qml
@@ -151,8 +151,9 @@ Item {
                 size: isDir ? 0 : model.size
                 stars: isDir ? 0 : model.stars
                 // split string to array
-                tags: isDir ? [] : model.tags.length === 0 ? [] : model.tags.split(
-                                                                 ",")
+                tags: isDir ? [] : model.tags === null
+                              || model.tags === undefined
+                              || model.tags === "" ? [] : model.tags.split(",")
                 onTagClicked: {
                     emit: search(tag)
                     console.log(tag)