diff --git a/mayan/apps/tags/forms.py b/mayan/apps/tags/forms.py
index 30b60a9937..99a85db7b4 100644
--- a/mayan/apps/tags/forms.py
+++ b/mayan/apps/tags/forms.py
@@ -19,4 +19,5 @@ class TagMultipleSelectionForm(FilteredSelectionForm):
         allow_multiple = True
         field_name = 'tags'
         label = _('Tags')
+        required = False
         widget_attributes = {'class': 'select2-tags'}