diff --git a/chatmastermind/storage.py b/chatmastermind/storage.py
index be2bd88..0ce6f9e 100644
--- a/chatmastermind/storage.py
+++ b/chatmastermind/storage.py
@@ -5,9 +5,11 @@ from .utils import terminal_width, append_message, message_to_chat
 from typing import List, Dict, Any, Optional
 
 
-def read_file(fname: str) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+def read_file(fname: str, tags_only: bool = False) -> Dict[str, Any]:
     with open(fname, "r") as fd:
-        text = fd.read().split('\n')
+        if tags_only:
+            return {"tags": [x.strip() for x in fd.readline().strip().split(':')[1].strip().split(',')]}
+        text = fd.read().strip().split('\n')
         tags = [x.strip() for x in text.pop(0).split(':')[1].strip().split(',')]
         question_idx = text.index("=== QUESTION ===") + 1
         answer_idx = text.index("==== ANSWER ====")
@@ -91,7 +93,7 @@ def get_tags(config: Dict[str, Any], prefix: Optional[str]) -> List[str]:
             with open(file, 'r') as f:
                 data = yaml.load(f, Loader=yaml.FullLoader)
         elif file.suffix == '.txt':
-            data = read_file(file)
+            data = read_file(file, tags_only=True)
         else:
             continue
         for tag in data.get('tags', []):