diff --git a/rss_aggregator.py b/rss_aggregator.py
index 9ef40e1..0f65c93 100644
--- a/rss_aggregator.py
+++ b/rss_aggregator.py
@@ -61,9 +61,9 @@ def create_frontmatter(entry):
     else:
         author = ''
 
+    tags = []
     if 'tags' in entry:
         #TODO finish categories
-        tags = []
         for t in entry.tags:
             tags.append(t['term'])