diff --git a/webtools/testopia/tr_tags.cgi b/webtools/testopia/tr_tags.cgi
index 0eb55fe89f2..fd7ed74a5a5 100755
--- a/webtools/testopia/tr_tags.cgi
+++ b/webtools/testopia/tr_tags.cgi
@@ -152,7 +152,8 @@ else {
 sub display {
     my $dbh = Bugzilla->dbh;
     my @tags;
-    my $user = login_to_id($cgi->param('user'));
+    my $user;
+    $user = login_to_id($cgi->param('user')) if $cgi->param('user');
     
     if ($cgi->param('action') eq 'show_all' && Bugzilla->user->in_group('admin')){
         my $tags = $dbh->selectcol_arrayref(