diff --git a/components/core/CarouselSidebarData.js b/components/core/CarouselSidebarData.js
index d5578026..ba942a4c 100644
--- a/components/core/CarouselSidebarData.js
+++ b/components/core/CarouselSidebarData.js
@@ -498,8 +498,8 @@ class CarouselSidebarData extends React.Component {
     const response = UserBehaviors.deleteTag(tag);
 
     if (response.success) {
-      /* this.setState({ suggestions: response.tags }); */
       this.props.onUpdateViewer({ tags: response.tags });
+      this.updateSuggestions();
     }
 
     if (Events.hasError(response)) {
diff --git a/node_common/managers/library.js b/node_common/managers/library.js
index 6ef16198..b3673b76 100644
--- a/node_common/managers/library.js
+++ b/node_common/managers/library.js
@@ -134,3 +134,19 @@ export const editItem = ({ user, update }) => {
   }
   return user.data;
 };
+
+export const removeTagFromItems = ({ user, tag }) => {
+  const { library } = user.data;
+  for (let i = 0; i < library[0].children.length; i++) {
+    let item = library[0].children[i];
+
+    if (!item.tags) continue;
+
+    let tagIndex = item.tags.indexOf(tag);
+    if (tagIndex > -1) {
+      item.tags.splice(tagIndex, 1);
+    }
+  }
+
+  return user.data;
+};
diff --git a/pages/api/tags/delete-tag.js b/pages/api/tags/delete-tag.js
index f1adc0ea..2724b411 100644
--- a/pages/api/tags/delete-tag.js
+++ b/pages/api/tags/delete-tag.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import * as Utilities from "~/node_common/utilities";
 import * as Data from "~/node_common/data";
 import * as ViewerManager from "~/node_common/managers/viewer";
 import * as SearchManager from "~/node_common/managers/search";
+import * as LibraryManager from "~/node_common/managers/library";
 
 export default async (req, res) => {
   const id = Utilities.getIdFromCookie(req);
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ export default async (req, res) => {
     let tags = slate.data.tags;
     let tagIndex = tags.indexOf(tagToDelete);
 
-    if (tagIndex && tagIndex > -1) {
+    if (tagIndex > -1) {
       tags.splice(tagIndex, 1);
     }
 
@@ -67,15 +68,15 @@ export default async (req, res) => {
     SearchManager.updateSlate(newSlate, "EDIT");
   }
 
-  // NOTE(daniel): Remove tag from object
-  for (const item of user.data.library[0].children) {
-    if (!item.tags) continue;
+  // NOTE(daniel): Remove tag from all data objects
+  let newUserData = LibraryManager.removeTagFromItems({ user, tag: tagToDelete });
+  let updateResponse = await Data.updateUserById({
+    id: user.id,
+    data: newUserData,
+  });
 
-    let tags = item.tags;
-    let tagIndex = tags.indexOf(tagToDelete);
-    if (tagIndex > -1) {
-      tags.splice(tagIndex, 1);
-    }
+  if (!updateResponse || updateResponse.error) {
+    return res.status(500).send({ decorator: "SERVER_EDIT_DATA_NOT_UPDATED", error: true });
   }
 
   let tags;
@@ -84,7 +85,6 @@ export default async (req, res) => {
     ViewerManager.hydratePartialSlates(slates, id);
 
     tags = Utilities.getUserTags({ library: user.data.library[0].children, slates });
-    console.log(tags);
   }
 
   return res.status(200).send({ decorator: "SERVER_DELETE_TAGS", success: true, tags });