diff --git a/backend/models/resource_model.py b/backend/models/resource_model.py
index a31b4db..8601c41 100644
--- a/backend/models/resource_model.py
+++ b/backend/models/resource_model.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ from typing import List
 from datetime import datetime
 from typing import Optional
 from .enum_for_models import ProgramTypeEnum
+from .resource_model import Resource
 
 
 class Resource(BaseModel):
diff --git a/backend/models/tag_model.py b/backend/models/tag_model.py
index 0e7518f..44dcb02 100644
--- a/backend/models/tag_model.py
+++ b/backend/models/tag_model.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from typing import Optional
 
 
 class Tag(BaseModel):
-    id: int
+    id: int | None = None
     content: str = Field(
         ..., max_length=600, description="content associated with the tag"
     )