diff --git a/src/utils/helpers.ts b/src/utils/helpers.ts
index fff6dcb..9d72614 100644
--- a/src/utils/helpers.ts
+++ b/src/utils/helpers.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ export const getTagMeta = (tag: string): TagMeta => {
   return { main, sub }
 }
 
+export const retrieveTag = (tagMeta: TagMeta): string => {
+  return tagMeta.main ? tagMeta.main : tagMeta.sub ? tagMeta.sub : ''
+}
+
 export const mapLinkMeta = (linkMeta: LinkMeta[]) => {
   const map = new Map<string, LinkMeta>()
   for (const link of linkMeta) map.set(link.filePath, link)
diff --git a/src/utils/tasks.ts b/src/utils/tasks.ts
index 5b423a4..e95dddd 100644
--- a/src/utils/tasks.ts
+++ b/src/utils/tasks.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import {
   getFrontmatterTags,
   getIndentationSpacesFromTodoLine,
   getTagMeta,
+  retrieveTag,
   lineIsValidTodo,
   mapLinkMeta,
   removeTagFromText,
@@ -58,12 +59,12 @@ export const parseTodos = async (
         if (todoTags.length === 1 && todoTags[0] === "*") return true
         const fileCache = cache.getFileCache(file)
         const allTags = getAllTagsFromMetadata(fileCache)
-        const tagsOnPage = allTags.filter((tag) => todoTags.includes(getTagMeta(tag).main.toLowerCase()))
+        const tagsOnPage = allTags.filter((tag) => todoTags.includes(retrieveTag(getTagMeta(tag)).toLowerCase()))
         return tagsOnPage.length > 0
       })
       .map<Promise<FileInfo>>(async (file) => {
         const fileCache = cache.getFileCache(file)
-        const tagsOnPage = fileCache?.tags?.filter((e) => todoTags.includes(getTagMeta(e.tag).main.toLowerCase())) ?? []
+        const tagsOnPage = fileCache?.tags?.filter((e) => todoTags.includes(retrieveTag(getTagMeta(e.tag)).toLowerCase())) ?? []
         const frontMatterTags = getFrontmatterTags(fileCache, todoTags)
         const hasFrontMatterTag = frontMatterTags.length > 0
         const parseEntireFile = todoTags[0] === "*" || hasFrontMatterTag || showAllTodos