diff --git a/src/main/java/seedu/address/model/person/Person.java b/src/main/java/seedu/address/model/person/Person.java
index 7c31fe3ad82..a7b4796afaa 100644
--- a/src/main/java/seedu/address/model/person/Person.java
+++ b/src/main/java/seedu/address/model/person/Person.java
@@ -189,11 +189,11 @@ public boolean isSamePerson(Person otherPerson) {
             return false;
         }
 
+        // Checks everything except tags
         return name.equals(otherPerson.name)
                 && phone.equals(otherPerson.phone)
                 && email.equals(otherPerson.email)
-                && address.equals(otherPerson.address)
-                && tags.equals(otherPerson.tags);
+                && address.equals(otherPerson.address);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -215,8 +215,7 @@ public boolean equals(Object other) {
         return name.equals(otherPerson.name)
                 && phone.equals(otherPerson.phone)
                 && email.equals(otherPerson.email)
-                && address.equals(otherPerson.address)
-                && tags.equals(otherPerson.tags);
+                && address.equals(otherPerson.address);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/src/test/java/seedu/address/model/person/PersonTest.java b/src/test/java/seedu/address/model/person/PersonTest.java
index 680ae6c5e28..425fe6fced2 100644
--- a/src/test/java/seedu/address/model/person/PersonTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/seedu/address/model/person/PersonTest.java
@@ -70,9 +70,9 @@ public void isSamePerson() {
         editedAlice = new PersonBuilder(ALICE).withAddress(VALID_ADDRESS_BOB).build();
         assertFalse(ALICE.equals(editedAlice));
 
-        // different tags -> returns false
+        // different tags -> returns true
         editedAlice = new PersonBuilder(ALICE).withTags(VALID_TAG_HUSBAND).build();
-        assertFalse(ALICE.equals(editedAlice));
+        assertTrue(ALICE.equals(editedAlice));
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -109,9 +109,9 @@ public void equals() {
         editedAlice = new PersonBuilder(ALICE).withAddress(VALID_ADDRESS_BOB).build();
         assertFalse(ALICE.equals(editedAlice));
 
-        // different tags -> returns false
+        // different tags -> returns true
         editedAlice = new PersonBuilder(ALICE).withTags(VALID_TAG_HUSBAND).build();
-        assertFalse(ALICE.equals(editedAlice));
+        assertTrue(ALICE.equals(editedAlice));
     }
 
     @Test