diff --git a/pym/bob/scm/git.py b/pym/bob/scm/git.py
index 06002f60c..6b762e25a 100644
--- a/pym/bob/scm/git.py
+++ b/pym/bob/scm/git.py
@@ -695,18 +695,15 @@ def status(self, workspacePath):
                     status.add(ScmTaint.switched,
                         "> commit: configured: '{}', actual: '{}'".format(self.__commit, output))
             elif self.__tag:
-                output = self.callGit(workspacePath, 'tag', '--points-at', 'HEAD').splitlines()
-                if self.__tag not in output:
+                currentCommit = self.callGit(workspacePath, 'rev-parse', 'HEAD')
+                tagCommit = self.callGit(workspacePath, 'rev-parse',
+                                         'refs/tags/'+self.__tag+'^{commit}',
+                                         check=False)
+                if (not currentCommit) or (currentCommit != tagCommit):
+                    output = self.callGit(workspacePath, 'tag', '--points-at', 'HEAD').splitlines()
                     actual = ("'" + ", ".join(output) + "'") if output else "not on any tag"
                     status.add(ScmTaint.switched,
                         "> tag: configured: '{}', actual: {}".format(self.__tag, actual))
-
-                # Need to check if the tag still exists. Otherwise the "git
-                # log" command at the end will trip.
-                try:
-                    self.callGit(workspacePath, 'rev-parse', 'tags/'+self.__tag)
-                except BuildError:
-                    pass
             elif self.__branch:
                 output = self.callGit(workspacePath, 'rev-parse', '--abbrev-ref', 'HEAD')
                 if output != self.__branch:
diff --git a/test/unit/test_input_gitscm_status.py b/test/unit/test_input_gitscm_status.py
index 493017348..671ede73a 100644
--- a/test/unit/test_input_gitscm_status.py
+++ b/test/unit/test_input_gitscm_status.py
@@ -147,6 +147,14 @@ def testOrphanedOk(self):
         s = self.statusGitScm({ 'tag' : 'v1.1' })
         self.assertEqual(s.flags, set())
 
+    def testNestedTagOk(self):
+        self.callGit('git fetch origin tag v1.1', cwd=self.repodir_local)
+        self.callGit('git tag -a -m nested nested v1.1', cwd=self.repodir_local)
+        self.callGit('git tag -a -m double double nested', cwd=self.repodir_local)
+        self.callGit('git checkout tags/double', cwd=self.repodir_local)
+        s = self.statusGitScm({ 'tag' : 'double' })
+        self.assertEqual(s.flags, set())
+
 
 class TestSubmodulesStatus(TestCase):