diff --git a/action.sh b/action.sh
index 433830b..00542fc 100755
--- a/action.sh
+++ b/action.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ echo $CURRENT_VERSION
 PREVIOUS_VERSIONS=$(git tag -l)
 echo $PREVIOUS_VERSIONS
 
-if [[ $PREVIOUS_VERSIONS =~ (^|[[:space:]])$CURRENT_VERSION($|[[:space:]]) ]]; then
+if [[ -z "$PREVIOUS_VERSIONS" ] || [ $PREVIOUS_VERSIONS =~ (^|[[:space:]])$CURRENT_VERSION($|[[:space:]]) ]]; then
   echo "Tag for version $(CURRENT_VERSION) not found. Creating tag..."
   git tag -a -m "Version $(CURRENT_VERSION)" $CURRENT_VERSION
   git push --follow-tags