diff --git a/frontend/src/Settings/ImportLists/ImportLists/EditImportListModalContent.tsx b/frontend/src/Settings/ImportLists/ImportLists/EditImportListModalContent.tsx
index 3dbd2cb18..4c3437599 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Settings/ImportLists/ImportLists/EditImportListModalContent.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/Settings/ImportLists/ImportLists/EditImportListModalContent.tsx
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ function EditImportListModalContent({
     qualityProfileId,
     seriesType,
     seasonFolder,
-    tagExisting,
     tags,
+    tagExisting,
     fields,
   } = item;
 
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/ImportListSyncService.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/ImportListSyncService.cs
index 09d87e267..5fbdf777e 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/ImportListSyncService.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/ImportLists/ImportListSyncService.cs
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ public class ImportListSyncService : IExecute<ImportListSyncCommand>, IHandleAsy
         private readonly IImportListItemService _importListItemService;
         private readonly IFetchAndParseImportList _listFetcherAndParser;
         private readonly ISearchForNewSeries _seriesSearchService;
+        private readonly ISeriesRepository _seriesRepository;
         private readonly ISeriesService _seriesService;
         private readonly IAddSeriesService _addSeriesService;
         private readonly IConfigService _configService;
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ public ImportListSyncService(IImportListFactory importListFactory,
                               IImportListItemService importListItemService,
                               IFetchAndParseImportList listFetcherAndParser,
                               ISearchForNewSeries seriesSearchService,
+                              ISeriesRepository seriesRepository,
                               ISeriesService seriesService,
                               IAddSeriesService addSeriesService,
                               IConfigService configService,
@@ -47,6 +49,7 @@ public ImportListSyncService(IImportListFactory importListFactory,
             _importListExclusionService = importListExclusionService;
             _importListItemService = importListItemService;
             _listFetcherAndParser = listFetcherAndParser;
+            _seriesRepository = seriesRepository;
             _seriesSearchService = seriesSearchService;
             _seriesService = seriesService;
             _addSeriesService = addSeriesService;
@@ -293,7 +296,8 @@ private void TagExisting(ImportListDefinition importList, ImportListItemInfo rep
 
                 if (preCount != series.Tags.Count)
                 {
-                    _seriesService.UpdateSeries(series);
+                    // _seriesService.UpdateSeries(series);
+                    _seriesRepository.SetFields(series, s => s.Tags);
                     _logger.Debug("{0} [{1}] tagged existing series", report.TvdbId, report.Title);
                 }
             }