diff --git a/plugin/src/main/java/com/denizenscript/denizen/objects/MaterialTag.java b/plugin/src/main/java/com/denizenscript/denizen/objects/MaterialTag.java
index cde0bcbdaa..5e20f2c7b1 100644
--- a/plugin/src/main/java/com/denizenscript/denizen/objects/MaterialTag.java
+++ b/plugin/src/main/java/com/denizenscript/denizen/objects/MaterialTag.java
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ public static void registerTags() {
         registerTag("vanilla_tags", (attribute, object) -> {
             HashSet<String> tags = VanillaTagHelper.tagsByMaterial.get(object.getMaterial());
             if (tags == null) {
-                return null;
+                return new ListTag();
             }
             return new ListTag(tags);
         });