diff --git a/src/Listeners/CreateBlogMetaOnDiscussionCreate.php b/src/Listeners/CreateBlogMetaOnDiscussionCreate.php
index afc1f9b..5c7f4a3 100644
--- a/src/Listeners/CreateBlogMetaOnDiscussionCreate.php
+++ b/src/Listeners/CreateBlogMetaOnDiscussionCreate.php
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ public function __construct(SettingsRepositoryInterface $settings)
     {
         // Get Flarum settings
         $this->settings = $settings;
-        $this->blogTags = explode("|", $this->settings->get('blog_tags', []));
+        $this->blogTags = explode("|", $this->settings->get('blog_tags', ''));
     }
 
     /**