diff --git a/builder/digitalocean/config.go b/builder/digitalocean/config.go
index f2f389b7a..bb4175972 100644
--- a/builder/digitalocean/config.go
+++ b/builder/digitalocean/config.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	DropletName       string        `mapstructure:"droplet_name"`
 	UserData          string        `mapstructure:"user_data"`
 	UserDataFile      string        `mapstructure:"user_data_file"`
-	RunTags           []string      `mapstructure:"run_tags"`
+	Tags              []string      `mapstructure:"tags"`
 
 	ctx interpolate.Context
 }
@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@ func NewConfig(raws ...interface{}) (*Config, []string, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	if c.RunTags == nil {
-		c.RunTags = make([]string, 0)
+	if c.Tags == nil {
+		c.Tags = make([]string, 0)
 	}
 
 	if errs != nil && len(errs.Errors) > 0 {
diff --git a/builder/digitalocean/step_create_droplet.go b/builder/digitalocean/step_create_droplet.go
index a67e28e79..9c6c5712a 100644
--- a/builder/digitalocean/step_create_droplet.go
+++ b/builder/digitalocean/step_create_droplet.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func (s *stepCreateDroplet) Run(_ context.Context, state multistep.StateBag) mul
 		Monitoring:        c.Monitoring,
 		IPv6:              c.IPv6,
 		UserData:          userData,
-		Tags:              c.RunTags,
+		Tags:              c.Tags,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		err := fmt.Errorf("Error creating droplet: %s", err)