diff --git a/src/spdx_tools/spdx/writer/tagvalue/tagvalue_writer.py b/src/spdx_tools/spdx/writer/tagvalue/tagvalue_writer.py
index 6e8de2e94..51cd26504 100644
--- a/src/spdx_tools/spdx/writer/tagvalue/tagvalue_writer.py
+++ b/src/spdx_tools/spdx/writer/tagvalue/tagvalue_writer.py
@@ -73,11 +73,7 @@ def write_document(document: Document, text_output: TextIO):
         write_separator(text_output)
         if package.spdx_id in contained_files_by_package_id:
             for file in contained_files_by_package_id[package.spdx_id]:
-                if file.spdx_id in already_written_file_ids:
-                    relationships_to_write.append(
-                        Relationship(package.spdx_id, RelationshipType.CONTAINS, file.spdx_id)
-                    )
-                else:
+                if file.spdx_id not in already_written_file_ids:
                     write_file(file, text_output)
                     write_separator(text_output)
                     if file.spdx_id in file_ids_with_contained_snippets:
@@ -89,6 +85,8 @@ def write_document(document: Document, text_output: TextIO):
                         )
                     already_written_file_ids.append(file.spdx_id)
 
+                relationships_to_write.append(Relationship(package.spdx_id, RelationshipType.CONTAINS, file.spdx_id))
+
     write_optional_heading(document.extracted_licensing_info, "## License Information\n", text_output)
     write_list_of_elements(
         document.extracted_licensing_info, write_extracted_licensing_info, text_output, with_separator=True
diff --git a/tests/spdx/writer/tagvalue/test_tagvalue_writer.py b/tests/spdx/writer/tagvalue/test_tagvalue_writer.py
index 487ee0dca..f6fc4f889 100644
--- a/tests/spdx/writer/tagvalue/test_tagvalue_writer.py
+++ b/tests/spdx/writer/tagvalue/test_tagvalue_writer.py
@@ -132,6 +132,8 @@ def test_correct_order_of_elements():
             call("PackageDownloadLocation: \n"),
             call("FilesAnalyzed: true\n"),
             call("\n"),
+            call('## Relationships\n'),
+            call('Relationship: SPDXRef-Package-A CONTAINS SPDXRef-File-B\n'),
             call("\n"),
         ]
     )
@@ -215,6 +217,7 @@ def test_same_file_in_multiple_packages():
             call("## Relationships\n"),
             call("Relationship: SPDXRef-DOCUMENT DESCRIBES SPDXRef-Package-A\n"),
             call("Relationship: SPDXRef-DOCUMENT DESCRIBES SPDXRef-Package-B\n"),
+            call("Relationship: SPDXRef-Package-A CONTAINS SPDXRef-File\n"),
             call("Relationship: SPDXRef-Package-B CONTAINS SPDXRef-File\n"),
             call("\n"),
         ]