diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Task/TaskFormModal.jsx b/frontend/src/components/Task/TaskFormModal.jsx
index e5364ac6..70837b3c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Task/TaskFormModal.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Task/TaskFormModal.jsx
@@ -201,7 +201,13 @@ import FormError from "../common/FormError";
 
     const toggleTag = (tagName) => {
       if (tagName === "Other") {
-        // toggle showing the custom input
+        // If "Other" is already in the tags array (added as a custom tag), remove it
+        if (tags.includes("Other")) {
+          setTags((prev) => prev.filter((t) => t !== "Other"));
+          setShowOtherInput(false);
+          return;
+        }
+        // Otherwise toggle showing the custom input
         setShowOtherInput((s) => !s);
         return;
       }