diff --git a/lib/pleroma/user.ex b/lib/pleroma/user.ex
index ff84e7b0a..322c338cd 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/user.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/user.ex
@@ -1200,7 +1200,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.User do
     {:ok, updated_user} =
       user
       |> change(%{tags: new_tags})
-      |> Repo.update()
+      |> update_and_set_cache()
 
     updated_user
   end