diff --git a/public/app/plugins/datasource/influxdb/influx_series.js b/public/app/plugins/datasource/influxdb/influx_series.js
index deb37b9dc0a..039696f1c0b 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/datasource/influxdb/influx_series.js
+++ b/public/app/plugins/datasource/influxdb/influx_series.js
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ function (_, TableModel) {
         if (column === 'sequence_number') { return; }
         if (!titleCol) { titleCol = index; }
         if (column === self.annotation.titleColumn) { titleCol = index; return; }
-        if (self.annotation.tagsColumn.includes(column)) { tagsCol.push(index); return; }
+        if (_.contains(tagsColumn.split(","), column)) { tagsCol.push(index); return; }
         if (column === self.annotation.textColumn) { textCol = index; return; }
       });