diff --git a/intake/templates/feed.jinja2 b/intake/templates/feed.jinja2
index 776c763..103a55a 100644
--- a/intake/templates/feed.jinja2
+++ b/intake/templates/feed.jinja2
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ var doAction = function (source, itemid, action) {
 
 	{# source/id/created footer line #}
 	{% if item.source or item.id or item.created %}
-	<span class="item-info" title="{{ 'Tags: {}'.format(', '.join(item.tags)) }}">
+	<span class="item-info" title="{% if item.tags %}{{ 'Tags: {}'.format(', '.join(item.tags)) }}{% else %}No tags{% endif %}">
 	{% if item.source %}{{item.source}}{% endif %}
 	{% if item.id %}{{item.id}}{% endif %}
 	{% if item.created %}{{item.created|datetimeformat}}{% endif %}