diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 70bd8c9..a778aec 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+1.16.6
+____
+- Fix family tag caching when no tags are returned
+
+
 1.16.5
 ____
 - Add verdict and sub_verdict properties to FileAnalysis
diff --git a/intezer_sdk/__init__.py b/intezer_sdk/__init__.py
index 73aeb17..a61a499 100644
--- a/intezer_sdk/__init__.py
+++ b/intezer_sdk/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = '1.16.5'
+__version__ = '1.16.6'
diff --git a/intezer_sdk/family.py b/intezer_sdk/family.py
index cf6c9eb..f941cbf 100644
--- a/intezer_sdk/family.py
+++ b/intezer_sdk/family.py
@@ -41,10 +41,7 @@ def fetch_info(self):
 
         self._name = info['family_name']
         self._type = info['family_type']
-
-        family_tags = info.get('family_tags')
-        if family_tags:
-            self._tags = family_tags
+        self._tags = info.get('family_tags', [])
 
     @property
     def name(self) -> str:
@@ -61,8 +58,8 @@ def type(self) -> str:
         return self._type
 
     @property
-    def tags(self) -> Optional[List[str]]:
-        if not self._tags:
+    def tags(self) -> List[str]:
+        if self._tags is None:
             self.fetch_info()
 
         return self._tags