diff --git a/public/language/en_GB/error.json b/public/language/en_GB/error.json
index 40955e7f3b..6c492824a9 100644
--- a/public/language/en_GB/error.json
+++ b/public/language/en_GB/error.json
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 	"tag-too-short": "Please enter a longer tag. Tags should contain at least %1 character(s)",
 	"tag-too-long": "Please enter a shorter tag. Tags can't be longer than %1 character(s)",
 	"not-enough-tags": "Not enough tags. Topics must have at least %1 tag(s)",
-        "too-many-tags": "Too many tags. Topics can't have more than %1 tag(s)",
+	"too-many-tags": "Too many tags. Topics can't have more than %1 tag(s)",
 
 	"file-too-big": "Maximum allowed file size is %1 kB - please upload a smaller file",
 
@@ -111,4 +111,4 @@
 	"parse-error": "Something went wrong while parsing server response",
 	"wrong-login-type-email": "Please use your email to login",
 	"wrong-login-type-username": "Please use your username to login"
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/socket.io/posts.js b/src/socket.io/posts.js
index 0a2f97dd0c..9c3736a9af 100644
--- a/src/socket.io/posts.js
+++ b/src/socket.io/posts.js
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ SocketPosts.edit = function(socket, data, callback) {
 		return callback(new Error('[[error:title-too-short, ' + meta.config.minimumTitleLength + ']]'));
 	} else if (data.title && data.title.length > parseInt(meta.config.maximumTitleLength, 10)) {
 		return callback(new Error('[[error:title-too-long, ' + meta.config.maximumTitleLength + ']]'));
-	} else if (data.title && data.tags && data.tags.length < parseInt(meta.config.minimumTagsPerTopic, 10)) {
+	} else if (data.tags && data.tags.length < parseInt(meta.config.minimumTagsPerTopic, 10)) {
 		return callback(new Error('[[error:not-enough-tags, ' + meta.config.minimumTagsPerTopic + ']]'));
 	} else if (!data.content || data.content.length < parseInt(meta.config.minimumPostLength, 10)) {
 		return callback(new Error('[[error:content-too-short, ' + meta.config.minimumPostLength + ']]'));