diff --git a/bin/monrun/resources/deployments.toml b/bin/monrun/resources/deployments.toml
index 12b4bdd17..fd5841ae0 100644
--- a/bin/monrun/resources/deployments.toml
+++ b/bin/monrun/resources/deployments.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [[deployment]]
 name = "monitor-proxy"
-description = ""
+description = "An NGINX proxy for mogh.tech"
 tags = ["monitor"]
 
 [deployment.config]
diff --git a/bin/monrun/src/maps.rs b/bin/monrun/src/maps.rs
index 628ca9383..402959a36 100644
--- a/bin/monrun/src/maps.rs
+++ b/bin/monrun/src/maps.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use monitor_client::{
     builder::BuilderListItem, deployment::DeploymentListItem,
     procedure::ProcedureListItem, repo::RepoListItem,
     server::ServerListItem, server_template::ServerTemplateListItem,
-    user::User, user_group::UserGroup,
+    tag::Tag, user::User, user_group::UserGroup,
   },
 };
 
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ pub fn name_to_user_group() -> &'static HashMap<String, UserGroup> {
     futures::executor::block_on(
       monitor_client().read(read::ListUserGroups::default()),
     )
-    .expect("failed to get procedures from monitor")
+    .expect("failed to get user groups from monitor")
     .into_iter()
     .map(|user_group| (user_group.name.clone(), user_group))
     .collect()
@@ -272,9 +272,22 @@ pub fn id_to_user() -> &'static HashMap<String, User> {
     futures::executor::block_on(
       monitor_client().read(read::ListUsers::default()),
     )
-    .expect("failed to get procedures from monitor")
+    .expect("failed to get users from monitor")
     .into_iter()
     .map(|user| (user.id.clone(), user))
     .collect()
   })
 }
+
+pub fn id_to_tag() -> &'static HashMap<String, Tag> {
+  static ID_TO_TAG: OnceLock<HashMap<String, Tag>> = OnceLock::new();
+  ID_TO_TAG.get_or_init(|| {
+    futures::executor::block_on(
+      monitor_client().read(read::ListTags::default()),
+    )
+    .expect("failed to get tags from monitor")
+    .into_iter()
+    .map(|tag| (tag.id.clone(), tag))
+    .collect()
+  })
+}
diff --git a/bin/monrun/src/sync/resources/mod.rs b/bin/monrun/src/sync/resources/mod.rs
index 2f65f1917..8b094504b 100644
--- a/bin/monrun/src/sync/resources/mod.rs
+++ b/bin/monrun/src/sync/resources/mod.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use monitor_client::{
 };
 use partial_derive2::MaybeNone;
 
-use crate::{cli_args, monitor_client};
+use crate::{cli_args, maps::id_to_tag, monitor_client};
 
 pub mod alerter;
 pub mod build;
@@ -84,11 +84,19 @@ pub trait ResourceSync {
             Self::minimize_update(original.config, resource.config)
               .await?;
 
+          let original_tags = original
+            .tags
+            .iter()
+            .filter_map(|id| {
+              id_to_tag().get(id).map(|t| t.name.clone())
+            })
+            .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+
           // Only try to update if there are any fields to update,
           // or a change to tags / description
           if !resource.config.is_none()
             || resource.description != original.description
-            || resource.tags != original.tags
+            || resource.tags != original_tags
           {
             to_update.push((id, resource));
           }