diff --git a/app/Model/Galaxy.php b/app/Model/Galaxy.php
index bd9c84f4c..2939f391c 100644
--- a/app/Model/Galaxy.php
+++ b/app/Model/Galaxy.php
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ class Galaxy extends AppModel
             throw new NotFoundException(__('Invalid %s.', $target_type));
         }
         $target = $target[0];
-        $tag_id = $this->Tag->captureTag(array('name' => $cluster['GalaxyCluster']['tag_name'], 'colour' => '#0088cc', 'exportable' => 1), $user);
+        $tag_id = $this->Tag->captureTag(array('name' => $cluster['GalaxyCluster']['tag_name'], 'colour' => '#0088cc', 'exportable' => 1), $user, true);
         $existingTag = $this->Tag->$connectorModel->find('first', array('conditions' => array($target_type . '_id' => $target_id, 'tag_id' => $tag_id)));
         if (!empty($existingTag)) {
             return 'Cluster already attached.';
diff --git a/app/Model/Tag.php b/app/Model/Tag.php
index b9ff9de60..d672081c3 100644
--- a/app/Model/Tag.php
+++ b/app/Model/Tag.php
@@ -299,14 +299,14 @@ class Tag extends AppModel
         return $ids;
     }
 
-    public function captureTag($tag, $user)
+    public function captureTag($tag, $user, $force=false)
     {
         $existingTag = $this->find('first', array(
                 'recursive' => -1,
                 'conditions' => array('LOWER(name)' => strtolower($tag['name']))
         ));
         if (empty($existingTag)) {
-            if ($user['Role']['perm_tag_editor']) {
+            if ($force || $user['Role']['perm_tag_editor']) {
                 $this->create();
                 if (!isset($tag['colour']) || empty($tag['colour'])) {
                     $tag['colour'] = $this->random_color();