diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/api/cxapp/stacks.ts b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/api/cxapp/stacks.ts
index e9438c5e2c359..e88d52a2a566e 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk/lib/api/cxapp/stacks.ts
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk/lib/api/cxapp/stacks.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import minimatch = require('minimatch');
 import contextproviders = require('../../context-providers');
 import { debug, error, print, warning } from '../../logging';
 import { Configuration } from '../../settings';
+import { flatMap } from '../../util/arrays';
 import { SDK } from '../util/sdk';
 
 /**
@@ -218,7 +219,7 @@ export class AppStacks {
    * @returns an array with the tags available in the stack metadata.
    */
   public getTagsFromStackMetadata(stack: cxapi.CloudFormationStackArtifact): Tag[] {
-    return stack.findMetadataByType(cxapi.STACK_TAGS_METADATA_KEY).map(x => x.data);
+    return flatMap(stack.findMetadataByType(cxapi.STACK_TAGS_METADATA_KEY), x => x.data);
   }
 
   /**