diff --git a/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/apps/Headscale/NodesView.tsx b/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/apps/Headscale/NodesView.tsx
index b6586ea4..3cfec738 100644
--- a/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/apps/Headscale/NodesView.tsx
+++ b/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/apps/Headscale/NodesView.tsx
@@ -68,7 +68,8 @@ const parseTags = (text: string): string[] => {
   return [...new Set(parts.map((t) => (t.startsWith('tag:') ? t : `tag:${t}`)))];
 };
 
-const sameTags = (a: string[], b: string[]) => a.length === b.length && a.every((t, i) => t === b[i]);
+/** Set comparison, not sequence: Headscale is free to store the tags in an order the owner didn't type. */
+const sameTags = (a: string[], b: string[]) => a.length === b.length && a.every((t) => b.includes(t));
 
 type OwnershipProps = { node: HeadscaleNode; busy: boolean; onError: (message: string) => void };