diff --git a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
index 6f11d46dbc..8d46ae6367 100644
--- a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ def get_list_of_records(klass, options = {})
     scope = klass.my(records)
     scope = scope.state(filter)                   if filter.present?
     scope = scope.search(current_query)           if current_query.present?
-    scope = scope.tagged_with(tags, :on => :tags) if current_tags.present?
+    scope = scope.tagged_with(tags, :on => :tags) if tags.present?
     scope = scope.unscoped                        if wants.csv?
     scope = scope.paginate(pages)                 if wants.html? || wants.js? || wants.xml?
     scope