diff --git a/changedetectionio/flask_app.py b/changedetectionio/flask_app.py
index 610e1eba..90f1d5ae 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/flask_app.py
+++ b/changedetectionio/flask_app.py
@@ -404,17 +404,21 @@ def changedetection_app(config=None, datastore_o=None):
         global datastore
         from changedetectionio import forms
 
-        limit_tag = request.args.get('tag', '').lower().strip()
+        active_tag_req = request.args.get('tag', '').lower().strip()
+        active_tag_uuid = active_tag = None
 
         # Be sure limit_tag is a uuid
-        for uuid, tag in datastore.data['settings']['application'].get('tags', {}).items():
-            if limit_tag == tag.get('title', '').lower().strip():
-                limit_tag = uuid
+        if active_tag_req:
+            for uuid, tag in datastore.data['settings']['application'].get('tags', {}).items():
+                if active_tag_req == tag.get('title', '').lower().strip() or active_tag_req == uuid:
+                    active_tag = tag
+                    active_tag_uuid = uuid
+                    break
 
 
         # Redirect for the old rss path which used the /?rss=true
         if request.args.get('rss'):
-            return redirect(url_for('rss', tag=limit_tag))
+            return redirect(url_for('rss', tag=active_tag_uuid))
 
         op = request.args.get('op')
         if op:
@@ -436,7 +440,7 @@ def changedetection_app(config=None, datastore_o=None):
             if with_errors and not watch.get('last_error'):
                 continue
 
-            if limit_tag and not limit_tag in watch['tags']:
+            if active_tag_uuid and not active_tag_uuid in watch['tags']:
                     continue
             if watch.get('last_error'):
                 errored_count += 1
@@ -459,7 +463,8 @@ def changedetection_app(config=None, datastore_o=None):
         output = render_template(
             "watch-overview.html",
                                  # Don't link to hosting when we're on the hosting environment
-                                 active_tag=limit_tag,
+                                 active_tag=active_tag,
+                                 active_tag_uuid=active_tag_uuid,
                                  app_rss_token=datastore.data['settings']['application']['rss_access_token'],
                                  datastore=datastore,
                                  errored_count=errored_count,
diff --git a/changedetectionio/templates/watch-overview.html b/changedetectionio/templates/watch-overview.html
index 7115914d..16a56294 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/templates/watch-overview.html
+++ b/changedetectionio/templates/watch-overview.html
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
             <div id="watch-add-wrapper-zone">
 
                     {{ render_nolabel_field(form.url, placeholder="https://...", required=true) }}
-                    {{ render_nolabel_field(form.tags, value=tags[active_tag].title if active_tag else '', placeholder="watch label / tag") }}
+                    {{ render_nolabel_field(form.tags, value=active_tag.title if active_tag else '', placeholder="watch label / tag") }}
                     {{ render_nolabel_field(form.watch_submit_button, title="Watch this URL!" ) }}
                     {{ render_nolabel_field(form.edit_and_watch_submit_button, title="Edit first then Watch") }}
             </div>
@@ -47,9 +47,10 @@
     <div>
         <a href="{{url_for('index')}}" class="pure-button button-tag {{'active' if not active_tag }}">All</a>
 
+    <!-- tag list -->
     {% for uuid, tag in tags %}
         {% if tag != "" %}
-            <a href="{{url_for('index', tag=uuid) }}" class="pure-button button-tag {{'active' if active_tag == tag.uuid }}">{{ tag.title }}</a>
+            <a href="{{url_for('index', tag=uuid) }}" class="pure-button button-tag {{'active' if active_tag_uuid == uuid }}">{{ tag.title }}</a>
         {% endif %}
     {% endfor %}
     </div>
@@ -198,8 +199,8 @@
             </li>
             {% endif %}
             <li>
-               <a href="{{ url_for('form_watch_checknow', tag=active_tag, with_errors=request.args.get('with_errors',0)) }}" class="pure-button button-tag ">Recheck
-                all {% if active_tag%} in "{{tags[active_tag].title}}"{%endif%}</a>
+               <a href="{{ url_for('form_watch_checknow', tag=active_tag_uuid, with_errors=request.args.get('with_errors',0)) }}" class="pure-button button-tag ">Recheck
+                all {% if active_tag_uuid %} in "{{active_tag.title}}"{%endif%}</a>
             </li>
             <li>
                 <a href="{{ url_for('rss', tag=active_tag , token=app_rss_token)}}"><img alt="RSS Feed" id="feed-icon" src="{{url_for('static_content', group='images', filename='Generic_Feed-icon.svg')}}" height="15"></a>