diff --git a/netrender/client.py b/netrender/client.py
index f246dcd8cc9c8a12e63c902df58433b57d2e4b0e..1a4334e9d3c9ca8dff460443c292fe594733cf31 100644
--- a/netrender/client.py
+++ b/netrender/client.py
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@ def fillCommonJobSettings(job, job_name, netsettings):
         job.render = netsettings.job_render_engine_other
     else:
         job.render = netsettings.job_render_engine
+        
+    job.tags.update(netsettings.job_tags.split(";"))
      
     if netsettings.job_type == "JOB_BLENDER":
         job.type = netrender.model.JOB_BLENDER