diff --git a/ccserver/tql.py b/ccserver/tql.py
index 0248fbf99999f555b86b338bf2f3624166c3a5fa..194cfd32ceaaea0dc049d0d6bc7e469e4377734c 100644
--- a/ccserver/tql.py
+++ b/ccserver/tql.py
@@ -752,7 +752,7 @@ class TqlParser(object):
 
         # Add the tag name to the list of tags to get:
         self._to_check.add(word[1])
-        self._to_show.append(word[1])
+        self._to_show.append(word[1].lstrip('-'))
 
         return TqlAstTag(word[1])
 
@@ -761,8 +761,8 @@ class TqlParser(object):
         next = self._lexer.look_ahead()
 
         # Add the tag name to the list of tags to get:
-        self._to_get.add(left[1])
-        self._to_show.append(left[1])
+        self._to_get.add(left[1].lstrip('-'))
+        self._to_show.append(left[1].lstrip('-'))
 
         if next[0] == self._lexer.TOK_OP:
             operator = self._lexer.get_token()