diff --git a/indexer-core/src/main/java/org/opengroup/osdu/indexer/service/IndexerServiceImpl.java b/indexer-core/src/main/java/org/opengroup/osdu/indexer/service/IndexerServiceImpl.java
index 65d8c9f2bfaafe979800468590efa6109a4a6747..06f58bb31d57fc204f2caf4c8a53f1b70257193c 100644
--- a/indexer-core/src/main/java/org/opengroup/osdu/indexer/service/IndexerServiceImpl.java
+++ b/indexer-core/src/main/java/org/opengroup/osdu/indexer/service/IndexerServiceImpl.java
@@ -394,10 +394,9 @@ public class IndexerServiceImpl implements IndexerService {
             document.setAcl(storageRecord.getAcl());
             document.setLegal(storageRecord.getLegal());
             if (storageRecord.getTags() == null) {
-                Map<String, String> constantTags = new HashMap<>();
-                constantTags.put(IndexerServiceImpl.NORMALIZATION_KIND_TAG_ATTRIBUTE_NAME, String.format("%s:%s:%s:%s", authority, source, type, versionParts[0]));
-                storageRecord.setTags(constantTags);
+                storageRecord.setTags(new HashMap<>());
             }
+            storageRecord.getTags().put(IndexerServiceImpl.NORMALIZATION_KIND_TAG_ATTRIBUTE_NAME, String.format("%s:%s:%s:%s", authority, source, type, versionParts[0]));
             document.setTags(storageRecord.getTags());
             document.setCreateUser(storageRecord.getCreateUser());
             document.setCreateTime(storageRecord.getCreateTime());