diff --git a/src/dodb/tags.cr b/src/dodb/tags.cr
index 3a5d153..6530983 100644
--- a/src/dodb/tags.cr
+++ b/src/dodb/tags.cr
@@ -62,11 +62,12 @@ class DODB::Tags(V) < DODB::Indexer(V)
 		return r_value if keys.size < 1
 
 		first_key = keys.pop
-		r_value = get_with_indice(first_key) rescue return [] of Tuple(V, Int32)
+		r_value = get_with_indice(first_key) rescue return r_value
 
 		keys.each do |tag|
 			values = get_with_indice(tag) rescue return [] of Tuple(V, Int32)
 			r_value &= values
+			return r_value if r_value.size < 1
 		end
 		r_value
 	end