diff --git a/aliases b/aliases
index f56cfe7..bd3e070 100644
--- a/aliases
+++ b/aliases
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ alias pdot='cd ~/.private-dotfiles'
 alias duh='du -csh'
 alias exp='explorer .'
 alias f='fg'
-alias grep='grep -n --color '
+alias grep='grep -n --color --exclude=tags '
 alias history='fc -l 1'
 alias histroy='history'
 alias irb='irb --readline -r irb/completion'