diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/tag_script.js b/app/assets/javascripts/tag_script.js
index f1a704035..94d9279a4 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/tag_script.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/tag_script.js
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
       }
     } else if (command === "[reset]") {
       return [];
-    } else if (command[0] === "-") {
+    } else if (command[0] === "-" && !command.match(/^-pool:/i)) {
       return Danbooru.reject(tags, function(x) {return x === command.substr(1, 100)});
     } else {
       tags.push(command);