diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v1/featured_tags_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v1/featured_tags_controller.rb
index 3af0dd2610c4a..5c81877bd99c8 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/v1/featured_tags_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v1/featured_tags_controller.rb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ def index
   end
 
   def create
-    featured_tag = CreateFeaturedTagService.new.call(current_account, featured_tag_params[:name])
+    featured_tag = CreateFeaturedTagService.new.call(current_account, params.require(:name))
     render json: featured_tag, serializer: REST::FeaturedTagSerializer
   end