diff --git a/netbox/extras/tests/test_tags.py b/netbox/extras/tests/test_tags.py
index 8991c58e7..694cd77d9 100644
--- a/netbox/extras/tests/test_tags.py
+++ b/netbox/extras/tests/test_tags.py
@@ -9,42 +9,53 @@ class TaggedItemTest(APITestCase):
     """
     Test the application of Tags to and item (a Site, for example) upon creation (POST) and modification (PATCH).
     """
-
-    def setUp(self):
-
-        super().setUp()
-
     def test_create_tagged_item(self):
+        tags = self.create_tags("Foo", "Bar", "Baz")
         data = {
             'name': 'Test Site',
             'slug': 'test-site',
-            'tags': ['Foo', 'Bar', 'Baz']
+            'tags': [t.pk for t in tags]
         }
         url = reverse('dcim-api:site-list')
         self.add_permissions('dcim.add_site')
 
         response = self.client.post(url, data, format='json', **self.header)
         self.assertHttpStatus(response, status.HTTP_201_CREATED)
-        self.assertEqual(sorted(response.data['tags']), sorted(data['tags']))
+        self.assertListEqual(
+            sorted([t['id'] for t in response.data['tags']]),
+            sorted(data['tags'])
+        )
         site = Site.objects.get(pk=response.data['id'])
-        tags = [tag.name for tag in site.tags.all()]
-        self.assertEqual(sorted(tags), sorted(data['tags']))
+        self.assertListEqual(
+            sorted([t.name for t in site.tags.all()]),
+            sorted(["Foo", "Bar", "Baz"])
+        )
 
     def test_update_tagged_item(self):
         site = Site.objects.create(
             name='Test Site',
             slug='test-site'
         )
-        site.tags.add('Foo', 'Bar', 'Baz')
+        site.tags.add("Foo", "Bar", "Baz")
+        self.create_tags("New Tag")
         data = {
-            'tags': ['Foo', 'Bar', 'New Tag']
+            'tags': [
+                {"name": "Foo"},
+                {"name": "Bar"},
+                {"name": "New Tag"},
+            ]
         }
         self.add_permissions('dcim.change_site')
         url = reverse('dcim-api:site-detail', kwargs={'pk': site.pk})
 
         response = self.client.patch(url, data, format='json', **self.header)
         self.assertHttpStatus(response, status.HTTP_200_OK)
-        self.assertEqual(sorted(response.data['tags']), sorted(data['tags']))
+        self.assertListEqual(
+            sorted([t['name'] for t in response.data['tags']]),
+            sorted([t['name'] for t in data['tags']])
+        )
         site = Site.objects.get(pk=response.data['id'])
-        tags = [tag.name for tag in site.tags.all()]
-        self.assertEqual(sorted(tags), sorted(data['tags']))
+        self.assertListEqual(
+            sorted([t.name for t in site.tags.all()]),
+            sorted(["Foo", "Bar", "New Tag"])
+        )