diff --git a/beaver/config.py b/beaver/config.py
index 30aafe7b..33b750ff 100644
--- a/beaver/config.py
+++ b/beaver/config.py
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ def gettype(self, filename):
     def gettags(self, filename):
         try:
             result = self._getfield(filename, 'tags').split(",")
+            result = filter(None, result)
             return result if result else []
         except TypeError:
             return []