diff --git a/internal/manager/api_impl/jobs.go b/internal/manager/api_impl/jobs.go
index 886d594a..48ea8fe5 100644
--- a/internal/manager/api_impl/jobs.go
+++ b/internal/manager/api_impl/jobs.go
@@ -687,7 +687,7 @@ func jobDBtoAPI(dbJob *persistence.Job) api.Job {
 		apiJob.DeleteRequestedAt = &dbJob.DeleteRequestedAt.Time
 	}
 	if dbJob.WorkerTag != nil {
-		apiJob.WorkerTag = workerTagDBtoAPI(dbJob.WorkerTag)
+		apiJob.WorkerTag = &dbJob.WorkerTag.UUID
 	}
 
 	return apiJob
diff --git a/internal/manager/api_impl/jobs_query_test.go b/internal/manager/api_impl/jobs_query_test.go
index 28a9e994..b8092e78 100644
--- a/internal/manager/api_impl/jobs_query_test.go
+++ b/internal/manager/api_impl/jobs_query_test.go
@@ -130,14 +130,10 @@ func TestFetchJob(t *testing.T) {
 			Metadata: &api.JobMetadata{AdditionalProperties: map[string]string{
 				"project": "/projects/exploding-kittens",
 			}},
+			WorkerTag: ptr("d86e1b84-5ee2-4784-a178-65963eeb484b"),
 		},
 		Id:     "afc47568-bd9d-4368-8016-e91d945db36d",
 		Status: api.JobStatusActive,
-		WorkerTag: &api.WorkerTag{
-			Id:          ptr("d86e1b84-5ee2-4784-a178-65963eeb484b"),
-			Name:        "Tikkie terug Kees!",
-			Description: nil, // Empty description should just be excluded from the JSON.
-		},
 	}
 
 	assertResponseJSON(t, echoCtx, http.StatusOK, expectedJob)
diff --git a/internal/manager/api_impl/jobs_test.go b/internal/manager/api_impl/jobs_test.go
index 32942cbe..b5134cab 100644
--- a/internal/manager/api_impl/jobs_test.go
+++ b/internal/manager/api_impl/jobs_test.go
@@ -415,11 +415,6 @@ func TestSubmitJobWithWorkerTag(t *testing.T) {
 		DeleteRequestedAt: nil,
 		Activity:          "",
 		Status:            api.JobStatusQueued,
-		WorkerTag: &api.WorkerTag{
-			Id:          ptr(workerTagUUID),
-			Name:        "first tag",
-			Description: ptr("my first tag"),
-		},
 	})
 }
 
diff --git a/web/app/src/components/jobs/JobDetails.vue b/web/app/src/components/jobs/JobDetails.vue
index e2c9f075..0dcd5905 100644
--- a/web/app/src/components/jobs/JobDetails.vue
+++ b/web/app/src/components/jobs/JobDetails.vue
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@
           <dd>{{ jobType ? jobType.label : jobData.type }}</dd>
 
           <dt class="field-worker-tag" title="Worker Tag">Worker Tag</dt>
-          <dd v-if="jobData.worker_tag" :title="jobData.worker_tag.description">
-            {{ jobData.worker_tag.name }}
+          <dd v-if="workerTag" :title="workerTag.description">
+            {{ workerTag.name }}
           </dd>
           <dd v-else class="no-worker-tag">All Workers</dd>