diff --git a/ghost/admin/app/controllers/tag.js b/ghost/admin/app/controllers/tag.js
index ea128b9b55..7e9c130fd6 100644
--- a/ghost/admin/app/controllers/tag.js
+++ b/ghost/admin/app/controllers/tag.js
@@ -28,12 +28,17 @@ export default Controller.extend({
             this._saveTagProperty(propKey, value);
         },
 
-        toggleDeleteTagModal() {
-            this.toggleProperty('showDeleteTagModal');
+        openDeleteTagModal() {
+            this.set('showDeleteTagModal', true);
+        },
+
+        closeDeleteTagModal() {
+            this.set('showDeleteTagModal', false);
         },
 
         deleteTag() {
             return this.tag.destroyRecord().then(() => {
+                this.set('showDeleteTagModal', false);
                 return this.transitionToRoute('tags');
             }, (error) => {
                 return this.notifications.showAPIError(error, {key: 'tag.delete'});
diff --git a/ghost/admin/app/templates/tag.hbs b/ghost/admin/app/templates/tag.hbs
index 30fa660165..7def717a73 100644
--- a/ghost/admin/app/templates/tag.hbs
+++ b/ghost/admin/app/templates/tag.hbs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     </form>
 
     {{#unless this.tag.isNew}}
-        <button type="button" class="gh-btn gh-btn-red gh-btn-icon mb15" {{on "click" (action "toggleDeleteTagModal")}}>
+        <button type="button" class="gh-btn gh-btn-red gh-btn-icon mb15" {{on "click" (action "openDeleteTagModal")}}>
             <span>Delete tag</span>
         </button>
     {{/unless}}
@@ -37,6 +37,6 @@
         @modal="delete-tag"
         @model={{this.tag}}
         @confirm={{action "deleteTag"}}
-        @close={{action "toggleDeleteTagModal"}}
+        @close={{action "closeDeleteTagModal"}}
         @modifier="action wide" />
 {{/if}}
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