diff --git a/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/projects/_db_utils.py b/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/projects/_db_utils.py
index 35be5c4056c..598d6ff86c9 100644
--- a/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/projects/_db_utils.py
+++ b/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/projects/_db_utils.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 import sqlalchemy as sa
 from aiopg.sa.connection import SAConnection
 from aiopg.sa.result import RowProxy
-from models_library.projects import ProjectAtDB
+from models_library.projects import ProjectAtDB, ProjectID
 from models_library.projects_nodes import Node
 from models_library.projects_nodes_io import NodeIDStr
 from models_library.users import UserID
@@ -164,7 +164,10 @@ async def _get_tags_by_project(conn: SAConnection, project_id: str) -> list:
 
     @staticmethod
     async def _upsert_tags_in_project(
-        conn: SAConnection, project_index_id: int, project_tags: list[int]
+        conn: SAConnection,
+        project_index_id: int,
+        project_uuid: ProjectID,
+        project_tags: list[int],
     ) -> None:
         for tag_id in project_tags:
             await conn.execute(
@@ -172,6 +175,7 @@ async def _upsert_tags_in_project(
                 .values(
                     project_id=project_index_id,
                     tag_id=tag_id,
+                    project_uuid_for_rut=project_uuid,
                 )
                 .on_conflict_do_nothing()
             )
diff --git a/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/projects/db.py b/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/projects/db.py
index 5554bee1d18..5413c4e824f 100644
--- a/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/projects/db.py
+++ b/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/projects/db.py
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ def _reraise_if_not_unique_uuid_error(err: UniqueViolation):
                         await self._upsert_tags_in_project(
                             conn=conn,
                             project_index_id=project_index,
+                            project_uuid=project_uuid,
                             project_tags=project_tag_ids,
                         )
                         selected_values["tags"] = project_tag_ids