diff --git a/.deploy/docker/entrypoint.sh b/.deploy/docker/entrypoint.sh
index 0af6acec79..cd8228a8be 100755
--- a/.deploy/docker/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/.deploy/docker/entrypoint.sh
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ php artisan cache:clear
 php artisan migrate --seed
 php artisan firefly-iii:decrypt-all
 
-# there are 12 upgrade commands
+# there are 13 upgrade commands
 php artisan firefly-iii:transaction-identifiers
 php artisan firefly-iii:migrate-to-groups
 php artisan firefly-iii:account-currencies
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ php artisan firefly-iii:bl-currency
 php artisan firefly-iii:cc-liabilities
 php artisan firefly-iii:back-to-journals
 php artisan firefly-iii:rename-account-meta
+php artisan firefly-iii:migrate-recurrence-meta
 
 # there are 14 verify commands
 php artisan firefly-iii:fix-piggies
diff --git a/app/Console/Commands/Upgrade/MigrateRecurrenceMeta.php b/app/Console/Commands/Upgrade/MigrateRecurrenceMeta.php
index 99c4c70fb6..1e812f77f6 100644
--- a/app/Console/Commands/Upgrade/MigrateRecurrenceMeta.php
+++ b/app/Console/Commands/Upgrade/MigrateRecurrenceMeta.php
@@ -110,12 +110,18 @@ class MigrateRecurrenceMeta extends Command
         if (null === $firstTransaction) {
             return 0;
         }
+        $value = $meta->value;
+
+        if ('tags' === $meta->name) {
+            $array = explode(',', $meta->value);
+            $value = json_encode($array);
+        }
 
         RecurrenceTransactionMeta::create(
             [
                 'rt_id' => $firstTransaction->id,
                 'name'  => $meta->name,
-                'value' => $meta->value,
+                'value' => $value,
             ]
         );
         $meta->forceDelete();
diff --git a/app/Console/Commands/Upgrade/UpgradeDatabase.php b/app/Console/Commands/Upgrade/UpgradeDatabase.php
index 8fc138c20e..60e6ba5dac 100644
--- a/app/Console/Commands/Upgrade/UpgradeDatabase.php
+++ b/app/Console/Commands/Upgrade/UpgradeDatabase.php
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class UpgradeDatabase extends Command
 
 
         $commands = [
-            // there are 12 upgrade commands.
+            // there are 13 upgrade commands.
             'firefly-iii:transaction-identifiers',
             'firefly-iii:migrate-to-groups',
             'firefly-iii:account-currencies',
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ class UpgradeDatabase extends Command
             'firefly-iii:cc-liabilities',
             'firefly-iii:back-to-journals',
             'firefly-iii:rename-account-meta',
+            'firefly-iii:migrate-recurrence-meta',
 
             // there are 14 verify commands.
             'firefly-iii:fix-piggies',
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/System/InstallController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/System/InstallController.php
index e8da516561..f1f59582b6 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/System/InstallController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/System/InstallController.php
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class InstallController extends Controller
             'firefly-iii:decrypt-all'                  => [],
             'generate-keys'                            => [], // an exception :(
 
-            // there are 12 upgrade commands.
+            // there are 13 upgrade commands.
             'firefly-iii:transaction-identifiers'      => [],
             'firefly-iii:migrate-to-groups'            => [],
             'firefly-iii:account-currencies'           => [],
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ class InstallController extends Controller
             'firefly-iii:cc-liabilities'               => [],
             'firefly-iii:back-to-journals'             => [],
             'firefly-iii:rename-account-meta'          => [],
+            'firefly-iii:migrate-recurrence-meta'      => [],
 
             // there are 14 verify commands.
             'firefly-iii:fix-piggies'                  => [],
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 4acc13261c..663fcc7014 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@
       "@php artisan firefly-iii:cc-liabilities",
       "@php artisan firefly-iii:back-to-journals",
       "@php artisan firefly-iii:rename-account-meta",
+      "@php artisan firefly-iii:migrate-recurrence-meta",
 
       "@php artisan firefly-iii:fix-piggies",
       "@php artisan firefly-iii:create-link-types",