diff --git a/lib/philomena/tags/tag.ex b/lib/philomena/tags/tag.ex
index c2f6a8c6..15be1017 100644
--- a/lib/philomena/tags/tag.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena/tags/tag.ex
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ defmodule Philomena.Tags.Tag do
   @derive {Phoenix.Param, key: :slug}
 
   schema "tags" do
-    belongs_to :aliased_tag, Tag, source: :aliased_tag_id
+    belongs_to :aliased_tag, Tag, source: :aliased_tag_id, on_replace: :nilify
     has_many :aliases, Tag, foreign_key: :aliased_tag_id
 
     has_many :channels, Channel, foreign_key: :associated_artist_tag_id