diff --git a/js/mzta-placeholders.js b/js/mzta-placeholders.js
index 3c87be15..aa7173f7 100644
--- a/js/mzta-placeholders.js
+++ b/js/mzta-placeholders.js
@@ -162,7 +162,8 @@ export async function getPlaceholders(onlyEnabled = false){
         output.sort((a, b) => a.id.localeCompare(b.id));
     }
     // console.log('>>>>>>>>>>>> getPlaceholders output: ' + JSON.stringify(output));
-    if (!await browser.permissions.contains({ permissions: ["messagesTagsList"] })) {
+    let prefs = await browser.storage.local.get({ add_tags: false });
+    if (prefs.add_tags) {
         output = output.filter(obj => obj.id !== 'tags_full_list' && obj.id !== 'tags_current_email');
     }
     return output;