diff --git a/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/actfm/sync/ActFmSyncService.java b/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/actfm/sync/ActFmSyncService.java
index ffc77b70e..6ac87057e 100644
--- a/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/actfm/sync/ActFmSyncService.java
+++ b/astrid/plugin-src/com/todoroo/astrid/actfm/sync/ActFmSyncService.java
@@ -626,8 +626,10 @@ public final class ActFmSyncService {
             return;
 
         try {
-            JSONObject result = actFmInvoker.invoke("tag_order", "tag_id", tagData.getValue(TagData.REMOTE_ID));
-            JSONArray ordering = result.getJSONArray("order");
+            JSONObject result = actFmInvoker.invoke("list_order", "tag_id", tagData.getValue(TagData.REMOTE_ID));
+            JSONArray ordering = result.optJSONArray("order");
+            if (ordering == null)
+                return;
             if (ordering.optLong(0) != -1L) {
                 JSONArray newOrdering = new JSONArray();
                 newOrdering.put(-1L);