diff --git a/actions/static/edit.php b/actions/static/edit.php
index ef466db..b66e2e2 100644
--- a/actions/static/edit.php
+++ b/actions/static/edit.php
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@
 		return elgg_error_response(elgg_echo('error:missing_data'));
 	}
 	
+	if ($field['#type'] === 'tags') {
+		$value = elgg_string_to_array((string) $value);
+	}
+	
 	$values[$name] = $value;
 }