diff --git a/backend/src/models/Tag.js b/backend/src/models/Tag.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..90b5f8772
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/models/Tag.js
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+module.exports = {
+  id: { type: 'string', primary: true },
+  deleted: { type: 'boolean', default: false },
+  disabled: { type: 'boolean', default: false },
+  updatedAt: {
+    type: 'string',
+    isoDate: true,
+    required: true,
+    default: () => new Date().toISOString(),
+  },
+  post: {
+    type: 'relationship',
+    relationship: 'TAGGED',
+    target: 'Post',
+    direction: 'in',
+  },
+}
diff --git a/backend/src/models/index.js b/backend/src/models/index.js
index 4f0b40cee..a5323678b 100644
--- a/backend/src/models/index.js
+++ b/backend/src/models/index.js
@@ -9,4 +9,5 @@ export default {
   Post: require('./Post.js'),
   Comment: require('./Comment.js'),
   Category: require('./Category.js'),
+  Tag: require('./Tag.js'),
 }
diff --git a/backend/src/seed/factories/posts.js b/backend/src/seed/factories/posts.js
index 334a95489..cb3c163d8 100644
--- a/backend/src/seed/factories/posts.js
+++ b/backend/src/seed/factories/posts.js
@@ -35,16 +35,25 @@ export default function create() {
         }),
       )
 
+      const { tagIds = [] } = args
+      delete args.tags
+      const tags = await Promise.all(
+        tagIds.map(t => {
+          return neodeInstance.find('Tag', t)
+        }),
+      )
+
       let { author, authorId } = args
       delete args.author
       delete args.authorId
       if (author && authorId) throw new Error('You provided both author and authorId')
-      if (authorId) author =  await neodeInstance.find('User', authorId)
-      author = author || (await factoryInstance.create('User', args))
+      if (authorId) author = await neodeInstance.find('User', authorId)
+      author = author || (await factoryInstance.create('User'))
 
       const post = await neodeInstance.create('Post', args)
       await post.relateTo(author, 'author')
       await Promise.all(categories.map(c => c.relateTo(post, 'post')))
+      await Promise.all(tags.map(t => t.relateTo(post, 'post')))
       return post
     },
   }
diff --git a/backend/src/seed/factories/tags.js b/backend/src/seed/factories/tags.js
index 4a135e051..9005d1406 100644
--- a/backend/src/seed/factories/tags.js
+++ b/backend/src/seed/factories/tags.js
@@ -1,16 +1,12 @@
-import uuid from 'uuid/v4'
-
-export default function(params) {
-  const { id = uuid(), name = '#human-connection' } = params
-
+export default function create() {
   return {
-    mutation: `
-      mutation($id: ID!) {
-        CreateTag(id: $id) {
-          id
-        }
+    factory: async ({ args, neodeInstance }) => {
+      const defaults = { name: '#human-connection' }
+      args = {
+        ...defaults,
+        ...args,
       }
-    `,
-    variables: { id, name },
+      return neodeInstance.create('Tag', args)
+    },
   }
 }
diff --git a/cypress/integration/common/steps.js b/cypress/integration/common/steps.js
index 558feed69..f7ab18707 100644
--- a/cypress/integration/common/steps.js
+++ b/cypress/integration/common/steps.js
@@ -28,40 +28,20 @@ Given("we have a selection of categories", () => {
 Given("we have a selection of tags and categories as well as posts", () => {
   cy.createCategories("cat12")
     .factory()
-    .authenticateAs(loginCredentials)
     .create("Tag", { id: "Ecology" })
     .create("Tag", { id: "Nature" })
     .create("Tag", { id: "Democracy" });
-  const someAuthor = {
-    id: "authorId",
-    email: "author@example.org",
-    password: "1234"
-  };
-  const yetAnotherAuthor = {
-    id: "yetAnotherAuthor",
-    email: "yet-another-author@example.org",
-    password: "1234"
-  };
+
   cy.factory()
-    .create("User", someAuthor)
-    .authenticateAs(someAuthor)
-    .create("Post", { id: "p0", categoryIds: ["cat12"] })
-    .create("Post", { id: "p1", categoryIds: ["cat121"] });
+    .create("User", { id: 'a1' })
+    .create("Post", {authorId: 'a1', tagIds: [ "Ecology", "Nature", "Democracy" ], categoryIds: ["cat12"] })
+    .create("Post", {authorId: 'a1', tagIds: [ "Nature", "Democracy" ], categoryIds: ["cat121"] });
+
   cy.factory()
-    .create("User", yetAnotherAuthor)
-    .authenticateAs(yetAnotherAuthor)
-    .create("Post", { id: "p2", categoryIds: ["cat12"] });
+    .create("User", { id: 'a2'})
+    .create("Post", { authorId: 'a2', tagIds: ['Nature', 'Democracy'], categoryIds: ["cat12"] });
   cy.factory()
-    .authenticateAs(loginCredentials)
-    .create("Post", { id: "p3", categoryIds: ["cat122"] })
-    .relate("Post", "Tags", { from: "p0", to: "Ecology" })
-    .relate("Post", "Tags", { from: "p0", to: "Nature" })
-    .relate("Post", "Tags", { from: "p0", to: "Democracy" })
-    .relate("Post", "Tags", { from: "p1", to: "Nature" })
-    .relate("Post", "Tags", { from: "p1", to: "Democracy" })
-    .relate("Post", "Tags", { from: "p2", to: "Nature" })
-    .relate("Post", "Tags", { from: "p2", to: "Democracy" })
-    .relate("Post", "Tags", { from: "p3", to: "Democracy" });
+    .create("Post", { authorId: narratorParams.id, tagIds: ['Democracy'], categoryIds: ["cat122"] })
 });
 
 Given("we have the following user accounts:", table => {
@@ -410,11 +390,7 @@ Given("I follow the user {string}", name => {
 Given('"Spammy Spammer" wrote a post {string}', title => {
   cy.createCategories("cat21")
     .factory()
-    .authenticateAs({
-      email: "spammy-spammer@example.org",
-      password: "1234"
-    })
-    .create("Post", { title, categoryIds: ["cat21"] });
+    .create("Post", { authorId: 'annoying-user', title, categoryIds: ["cat21"] });
 });
 
 Then("the list of posts of this user is empty", () => {
@@ -433,8 +409,7 @@ Then("nobody is following the user profile anymore", () => {
 Given("I wrote a post {string}", title => {
   cy.createCategories(`cat213`, title)
     .factory()
-    .authenticateAs(loginCredentials)
-    .create("Post", { title, categoryIds: ["cat213"] });
+    .create("Post", { authorId: narratorParams.id, title, categoryIds: ["cat213"] });
 });
 
 When("I block the user {string}", name => {
diff --git a/cypress/integration/user_profile/blocked-users/Blocking.feature b/cypress/integration/user_profile/blocked-users/Blocking.feature
index 6ff81f4dc..9b27f82a3 100644
--- a/cypress/integration/user_profile/blocked-users/Blocking.feature
+++ b/cypress/integration/user_profile/blocked-users/Blocking.feature
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ Feature: Block a User
     Given I have a user account
     And there is an annoying user called "Spammy Spammer"
     And I am logged in
-    And we have a selection of categories
 
   Scenario: Block a user
     Given I am on the profile page of the annoying user