diff --git a/app/models/upload.rb b/app/models/upload.rb
index 66588cedf..320e9c197 100644
--- a/app/models/upload.rb
+++ b/app/models/upload.rb
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ class Upload < ApplicationRecord
 
   def assign_rating_from_tags
     if rating = Tag.has_metatag?(tag_string, :rating)
-      self.rating = rating.downcase
+      self.rating = rating.downcase.first
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/test/models/upload_service_test.rb b/test/models/upload_service_test.rb
index 8b8e82410..7488952e8 100644
--- a/test/models/upload_service_test.rb
+++ b/test/models/upload_service_test.rb
@@ -1070,6 +1070,18 @@ class UploadServiceTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
           service.start!
         end
       end
+
+      should "assign the rating from tags" do
+        service = subject.new(source: @source, tag_string: "rating:safe blah")
+        upload = service.start!
+
+        assert_equal(true, upload.valid?)
+        assert_equal("s", upload.rating)
+        assert_equal("rating:safe blah ", upload.tag_string)
+
+        assert_equal("s", upload.post.rating)
+        assert_equal("blah", upload.post.tag_string)
+      end
     end
   end