diff --git a/.vim/templates/mdfm b/.vim/templates/mdfm
index 5dd1eef..58d79a5 100644
--- a/.vim/templates/mdfm
+++ b/.vim/templates/mdfm
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 :insert
----
 filename:
 filecreated:
 fileupdated: 
-filetags: []
----
+filetags: 
 
diff --git a/.vim/templates/rlfm b/.vim/templates/rlfm
index d6b4ba0..1464cac 100644
--- a/.vim/templates/rlfm
+++ b/.vim/templates/rlfm
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
 :insert
----
 filename:
 filecreated: 
 fileupdated: 
-filetags: [readinglist]
+filetags: #readinglist
 booktitle: 
 bookauthor: 
 bookstarted: 
 bookfinished: 
----
 
 # booktitle