diff --git a/Rakefile b/Rakefile
index 6a8f06a8..96f01872 100644
--- a/Rakefile
+++ b/Rakefile
@@ -184,6 +184,24 @@ task :primenewstriperunonlyonce => [:environment] do
 
 end
 
+desc 'dedupe tags'
+task :dedupetags => [:environment] do
+  Tag.all.each do |tag|
+    begin
+      tag.reload
+    rescue Sequel::Error => e
+      next if e.message =~ /Record not found/
+    end
+
+    matching_tags = Tag.exclude(id: tag.id).where(name: tag.name).all
+
+    matching_tags.each do |matching_tag|
+      DB[:sites_tags].where(tag_id: matching_tag.id).update(tag_id: tag.id)
+      matching_tag.delete
+    end
+  end
+end
+
 desc 'Clean tags'
 task :cleantags => [:environment] do
 
@@ -208,21 +226,6 @@ task :cleantags => [:environment] do
     end
   end
 
-  Tag.all.each do |tag|
-    begin
-      tag.reload
-    rescue Sequel::Error => e
-      next if e.message =~ /Record not found/
-    end
-
-    matching_tags = Tag.exclude(id: tag.id).where(name: tag.name).all
-
-    matching_tags.each do |matching_tag|
-      DB[:sites_tags].where(tag_id: matching_tag.id).update(tag_id: tag.id)
-      matching_tag.delete
-    end
-  end
-
   Tag.where(name: 'porn').first.update is_nsfw: true
 end