diff --git a/snipts/api.py b/snipts/api.py
index 15585c8..3380322 100644
--- a/snipts/api.py
+++ b/snipts/api.py
@@ -193,8 +193,9 @@ class PrivateSniptResource(ModelResource):
                      user=request.user, **kwargs)
 
     def obj_update(self, bundle, request=None, **kwargs):
+
         bundle.data['user'] = request.user
-        if type(bundle.data['tags']) == unicode:
+        if type(bundle.data['tags']) in (str, unicode):
             bundle.data['tags_list'] = bundle.data['tags']
         else:
             bundle.data['tags_list'] = ''
@@ -249,6 +250,7 @@ class PrivateSniptResource(ModelResource):
         tags = bundle.data.get('tags_list', [])
         if tags != '':
             bundle.obj.tags.set(*parse_tags(tags))
+
 class PrivateFavoriteResource(ModelResource):
     user = fields.ForeignKey(PrivateUserResource, 'user', full=True)
     snipt = fields.ForeignKey(PrivateSniptResource, 'snipt', full=False)