diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier.ex
index 43725c3db..7151efdeb 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier.ex
@@ -313,6 +313,8 @@ def fix_tag(%{"tag" => %{"type" => "Hashtag", "name" => hashtag} = tag} = object
     |> Map.put("tag", combined)
   end
 
+  def fix_tag(%{"tag" => %{} = tag} = object), do: Map.put(object, "tag", [tag])
+
   def fix_tag(object), do: object
 
   # content map usually only has one language so this will do for now.