diff --git a/forums/forums.py b/forums/forums.py
index 0c5bc55..9940b87 100644
--- a/forums/forums.py
+++ b/forums/forums.py
@@ -60,7 +60,11 @@ class Forums(commands.Cog):
                     reason = f"Thread closed by {interaction.user.name} ({interaction.user.id})"
                 await self.msg.edit(content=response_reason, view=None)
                 await self.ctx.message.add_reaction("✅")
-                await interaction.channel.edit(locked=True, archived=True, applied_tags=interaction.channel.applied_tags + [interaction.channel.parent.get_tag(await self.config.guild(interaction.guild).forum_tag())], reason=reason)
+                tag = interaction.channel.parent.get_tag(await self.config.guild(interaction.guild).forum_tag())
+                if tag in interaction.channel.applied_tags:
+                    await interaction.channel.edit(locked=True, archived=True, reason=reason)
+                else:
+                    await interaction.channel.edit(locked=True, archived=True, applied_tags=interaction.channel.applied_tags + [tag], reason=reason)
             else:
                 await interaction.response.send_message(content="You cannot close this thread!", ephemeral=True)