diff --git a/openedx_tagging/core/tagging/models/base.py b/openedx_tagging/core/tagging/models/base.py
index c7a6b4ab..90571a28 100644
--- a/openedx_tagging/core/tagging/models/base.py
+++ b/openedx_tagging/core/tagging/models/base.py
@@ -408,11 +408,12 @@ def _check_current_tag_count() -> None:
             """
             Checks if the current count of tags for the object is less than 100
             """
+            # Exclude self.id to avoid counting the tags that are going to be updated
             current_count = ObjectTag.objects.filter(object_id=object_id).exclude(taxonomy_id=self.id).count()
 
             if current_count >= 100:
                 raise ValueError(
-                    _(f"Object ({object_id}) already have 100 tags.")
+                    _(f"Object ({object_id}) already have 100 or more tags.")
                 )
 
         _check_current_tag_count()