diff --git a/ext/auto_tagger/main.php b/ext/auto_tagger/main.php
index 6a4315b92..c43177aa2 100644
--- a/ext/auto_tagger/main.php
+++ b/ext/auto_tagger/main.php
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ public function onTagSet(TagSetEvent $event): void
                     continue;
                 }
     
-                $ttpe = send_event(new TagTermCheckEvent($tag));
+                $ttpe = send_event(new TagTermCheckEvent($r));
     
                 //seperate tags from metatags
                 if (!$ttpe->metatag) {