diff --git a/services/repository/push.go b/services/repository/push.go
index 90aac95323..6e8f2d4640 100644
--- a/services/repository/push.go
+++ b/services/repository/push.go
@@ -315,12 +315,7 @@ func pushUpdateAddTags(ctx context.Context, repo *repo_model.Repository, gitRepo
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	lowerTags := make([]string, 0, len(tags))
-	for _, tag := range tags {
-		lowerTags = append(lowerTags, strings.ToLower(tag))
-	}
-
-	releases, err := repo_model.GetReleasesByRepoIDAndNames(ctx, repo.ID, lowerTags)
+	releases, err := repo_model.GetReleasesByRepoIDAndNames(ctx, repo.ID, tags)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("GetReleasesByRepoIDAndNames: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -329,6 +324,11 @@ func pushUpdateAddTags(ctx context.Context, repo *repo_model.Repository, gitRepo
 		relMap[rel.LowerTagName] = rel
 	}
 
+	lowerTags := make([]string, 0, len(tags))
+	for _, tag := range tags {
+		lowerTags = append(lowerTags, strings.ToLower(tag))
+	}
+
 	newReleases := make([]*repo_model.Release, 0, len(lowerTags)-len(relMap))
 
 	emailToUser := make(map[string]*user_model.User)