diff --git a/pages/api/v1/tags/index.ts b/pages/api/v1/tags/index.ts
index 3135001..58add22 100644
--- a/pages/api/v1/tags/index.ts
+++ b/pages/api/v1/tags/index.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ export default async function tags(req: NextApiRequest, res: NextApiResponse) {
     const tags = await getTags({
       userId: user.id,
     });
-    return res.status(tags.status).json({ response: tags.response });
+    return res.status(tags?.status || 500).json({ response: tags?.response });
   }
 }