diff --git a/files/netbox-reporter.sh b/files/netbox-reporter.sh
index 60e9495..ba0a489 100644
--- a/files/netbox-reporter.sh
+++ b/files/netbox-reporter.sh
@@ -277,6 +277,10 @@ nb_set_multiple_ssids_yes() {
 nb_add_tag_by_slug() {
   local dev_id="$1" tag_slug="$2"
 
+  if [[ "$USE_TAGS" != "yes" ]]; then
+    return 0
+  fi
+
   # 1) Lookup tag by slug
   local tag_resp tag_id tag_name
   tag_resp="$(curl -sS \
@@ -361,6 +365,10 @@ nb_add_tag_by_slug() {
 nb_remove_tag_by_slug() {
   local dev_id="$1" tag_slug="$2"
 
+  if [[ "$USE_TAGS" != "yes" ]]; then
+    return 0
+  fi
+
   # 1) Get current tags
   local dev_detail existing_objs_json
   dev_detail="$(curl -sS \