diff --git a/src/data/bedrock/item/ItemSerializer.php b/src/data/bedrock/item/ItemSerializer.php
index 845d5bc5f..c6edcfb8f 100644
--- a/src/data/bedrock/item/ItemSerializer.php
+++ b/src/data/bedrock/item/ItemSerializer.php
@@ -117,8 +117,8 @@ final class ItemSerializer{
 			$data = $serializer($item);
 		}
 
-		if($item->hasNamedTag()){
-			$resultTag = $item->getNamedTag();
+		$resultTag = $item->getNamedTag();
+		if($resultTag->count() > 0){
 			$extraTag = $data->getTag();
 			if($extraTag !== null){
 				$resultTag = $resultTag->merge($extraTag);