diff --git a/core/components/com_publications/helpers/tags.php b/core/components/com_publications/helpers/tags.php
index 11c5a65f4de..9d5c35cc241 100644
--- a/core/components/com_publications/helpers/tags.php
+++ b/core/components/com_publications/helpers/tags.php
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ public function count_tags($admin=0)
 	public function get_tag_cloud($showsizes=0, $admin=0, $objectid=null)
 	{
 		$cloud = new Cloud($objectid, $this->_tbl);
-		return $cloud->render();
+		return $cloud->render('html', array('admin' => $admin));
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/core/components/com_publications/site/views/about/tmpl/default.php b/core/components/com_publications/site/views/about/tmpl/default.php
index bdd54f699c7..2ffd894fe5c 100644
--- a/core/components/com_publications/site/views/about/tmpl/default.php
+++ b/core/components/com_publications/site/views/about/tmpl/default.php
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@
 	</div>
 <?php } ?>
 <?php if ($this->publication->params->get('show_tags')) {
-	$this->publication->getTagCloud( $this->authorized );
+	$this->publication->getTagCloud(User::authorise('core.admin')?1:0);
 	?>
 	<?php if ($this->publication->_tagCloud) { ?>
 		<h4><?php echo Lang::txt('COM_PUBLICATIONS_TAGS'); ?></h4>
diff --git a/core/components/com_tags/models/cloud.php b/core/components/com_tags/models/cloud.php
index 2c5834171ce..78877ad343f 100644
--- a/core/components/com_tags/models/cloud.php
+++ b/core/components/com_tags/models/cloud.php
@@ -231,10 +231,7 @@ public function tags($rtrn='', $filters=array(), $clear=false)
 				// Filter out admin tags - JBG
 				$results->whereNotIn('admin', [1]);
 			}
-			else
-			{
-				$results->whereEquals('admin', (int) $filters['admin']);
-			}
+
 		}
 		if (isset($filters['created_by']) && $filters['created_by'] > 0)
 		{