diff --git a/includes/class-syndication-wp-rss-client.php b/includes/class-syndication-wp-rss-client.php
index 2733122824159eca3dfa0175da049c1709fc743f..c07dfb7dc5d4b6a23f65969d9a1508fa4b8bf574 100644
--- a/includes/class-syndication-wp-rss-client.php
+++ b/includes/class-syndication-wp-rss-client.php
@@ -224,16 +224,16 @@ class Syndication_WP_RSS_Client extends SimplePie implements Syndication_Client
                     $ids['cats'][] = $result->term_id;
                 }
             } else {
-                if ( ! $result = get_term_by( 'name', $cat->term, 'post_tag' ) ) {
+                if ( $result = get_term_by( 'name', $cat->term, 'post_tag' ) ) {
+					if ( isset( $result->term_id ) ) {
+                        $ids['tags'][] = $result->term_id;
+                    }                    
+                } else {
                     // creates if not
                     $result = wp_insert_term( $cat->term, 'category' );
                     if ( isset( $result->term_id ) ) {
                         $ids['cats'][] = $result->term_id;
                     }
-                } else {
-                    if ( isset( $result->term_id ) ) {
-                        $ids['tags'][] = $result->term_id;
-                    }
                 }
             } 
         }