1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/synapse/handlers/sync.py b/synapse/handlers/sync.py

index 5294d96466..ff766e3af5 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/sync.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/sync.py
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ class SyncHandler(BaseHandler):
     def private_user_data_for_room(self, room_id, tags_by_room):
         private_user_data = []
         tags = tags_by_room.get(room_id)
-        if tags:
+        if tags is not None:
             private_user_data.append({
                 "type": "m.tag",
                 "content": {"tags": tags},