diff --git a/app/helpers/settings_helper.rb b/app/helpers/settings_helper.rb
index 64f2ad70a6..fd631ce92e 100644
--- a/app/helpers/settings_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/settings_helper.rb
@@ -10,16 +10,17 @@ module SettingsHelper
   end
 
   def featured_tags_hint(recently_used_tags)
-    safe_join(
-      [
-        t('simple_form.hints.featured_tag.name'),
-        safe_join(
-          links_for_featured_tags(recently_used_tags),
-          ', '
-        ),
-      ],
-      ' '
-    )
+    recently_used_tags.present? &&
+      safe_join(
+        [
+          t('simple_form.hints.featured_tag.name'),
+          safe_join(
+            links_for_featured_tags(recently_used_tags),
+            ', '
+          ),
+        ],
+        ' '
+      )
   end
 
   def session_device_icon(session)