--- ./abcde~	2021-12-20 22:05:45.000000000 -0500
+++ ./abcde	2021-12-21 14:05:24.056032802 -0500
@@ -911,10 +911,13 @@
 							${COMMENTOUTPUT:+--comment "$COMMENTOUTPUT"} \
 							);;
 					esac
+					if [ "${GENREID}" != 255 ]; then
+					    addopts+=( -G "$GENREID" )
+					fi
 					run_command "tagtrack-$OUTPUT-$1" nice $ENCNICE $TAGGER $TAGGEROPTS \
 						-A "$DALBUM" \
 						-a "$TRACKARTIST" -t "$TRACKNAME" \
-						-G "$GENREID" -n "${TRACKNUM:-$1}" \
+						-n "${TRACKNUM:-$1}" \
 						${TRACKNUM:+-N "$TRACKS"} \
 						"${addopts[@]}" \
 						"${ABCDETEMPDIR}/track$1.$OUTPUT"