diff --git a/frontend/app.js b/frontend/app.js
index fb21cf7..4799363 100644
--- a/frontend/app.js
+++ b/frontend/app.js
@@ -492,24 +492,31 @@
 
     async _fetchSuggestions(prefix, vault) {
       suggestAbortController = new AbortController();
-      // Fetch titles and tags independently so one failure doesn't block the other
+      // Fetch titles
       try {
         const titlesRes = await api(`/api/suggest?q=${encodeURIComponent(prefix)}&vault=${encodeURIComponent(vault)}&limit=5`, { signal: suggestAbortController.signal });
         this._renderTitles(titlesRes.suggestions || [], prefix);
         this._titlesSection.hidden = !(titlesRes.suggestions || []).length;
         if (titlesRes.suggestions?.length) this.show();
       } catch (err) {
-        if (err.name === "AbortError") return;  // new request superseded this one
+        if (err.name === "AbortError") return;
         this._titlesSection.hidden = true;
       }
+      // Fetch tags — keep section always visible to confirm it works
       try {
         const tagsRes = await api(`/api/tags/suggest?q=${encodeURIComponent(prefix)}&vault=${encodeURIComponent(vault)}&limit=5`, { signal: suggestAbortController.signal });
-        this._renderTags(tagsRes.suggestions || [], prefix);
-        this._tagsSection.hidden = !(tagsRes.suggestions || []).length;
-        if (tagsRes.suggestions?.length) this.show();
+        const items = tagsRes.suggestions || [];
+        if (items.length > 0) {
+          this._renderTags(items, prefix);
+        } else {
+          this._tagsList.innerHTML = '<li class="search-dropdown__item" style="color:var(--text-muted);font-style:italic;padding:8px 12px">Aucun tag</li>';
+        }
+        this._tagsSection.hidden = false;
+        this.show();
       } catch (err) {
         if (err.name === "AbortError") return;
-        this._tagsSection.hidden = true;
+        this._tagsList.innerHTML = '<li class="search-dropdown__item" style="color:var(--text-error);padding:8px 12px">Erreur chargement</li>';
+        this._tagsSection.hidden = false;
       }
       this._collectItems();
     },