diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/tags.js b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/tags.js
index 982a0b656..6d773c549 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/tags.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/tags.js
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ Zotero.Tags = new function() {
 		
 		yield Zotero.DB.executeTransaction(function* () {
 			var oldItemIDs = yield this.getTagItems(libraryID, oldTagID);
-			var newTagID = this.getID(newName, true);
+			var newTagID = yield this.create(newName);
 			
 			yield Zotero.Utilities.Internal.forEachChunkAsync(
 				oldItemIDs,