diff --git a/app/models/status_message.rb b/app/models/status_message.rb
index 69c10c477..c9aa22515 100644
--- a/app/models/status_message.rb
+++ b/app/models/status_message.rb
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ class StatusMessage < Post
   #scopes
   scope :where_person_is_mentioned, lambda{|person| joins(:mentions).where(:mentions => {:person_id => person.id})}
 
-  def self.tag_stream(user, tag_array, max_time, order)
+  def self.tag_stream(user, tag_ids, max_time, order)
     owned_or_visible_by_user(user).
-      joins(:tags).where(:tags => {:name => tag_array})
+      joins(:tags).where(:tags => {:id => tag_ids})
   end
 
   def text(opts = {})
diff --git a/lib/stream/followed_tag.rb b/lib/stream/followed_tag.rb
index ab983f24a..b2c473152 100644
--- a/lib/stream/followed_tag.rb
+++ b/lib/stream/followed_tag.rb
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class Stream::FollowedTag < Stream::Base
   # @return [ActiveRecord::Association<Post>] AR association of posts
   def posts
     return [] if tag_string.empty?
-    @posts ||= StatusMessage.tag_stream(user, tag_array, max_time, order)
+    @posts ||= StatusMessage.tag_stream(user, tag_ids, max_time, order)
   end
 
   def contacts_title
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ class Stream::FollowedTag < Stream::Base
     @tag_string ||= tags.join(', '){|tag| tag.name}.to_s
   end
 
-  def tag_array
-    tags.map{|x| x.name}
+  def tag_ids
+    tags.map{|x| x.id}
   end
 
   def tags
diff --git a/lib/stream/multi.rb b/lib/stream/multi.rb
index 9a3fc1814..b6a5692aa 100644
--- a/lib/stream/multi.rb
+++ b/lib/stream/multi.rb
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ class Stream::Multi < Stream::Base
   end
 
   def followed_tags_post_ids
-    @followed_tags_ids ||= ids(StatusMessage.tag_stream(user, tag_array, max_time, order))
+    @followed_tags_ids ||= ids(StatusMessage.tag_stream(user, tag_ids, max_time, order))
   end
 
   def mentioned_post_ids
@@ -110,8 +110,8 @@ class Stream::Multi < Stream::Base
     @community_spotlight_person_ids ||= Person.community_spotlight.select('id').map{|x| x.id}
   end
 
-  def tag_array
-    user.followed_tags.select('name').map{|x| x.name}
+  def tag_ids
+    user.followed_tags.map{|x| x.id}
   end
 
   def ids(enumerable)