diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier.ex
index 8677bc208..a37c8477f 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/transmogrifier.ex
@@ -164,21 +164,13 @@ def fix_attachments(object) do
     object
   end
 
-  def fix_emoji(object) do
-    tags = object["tag"] || []
+  def fix_emoji(%{"tag" => tags} = object) when is_list(tags) do
     emoji = tags |> Enum.filter(fn data -> data["type"] == "Emoji" and data["icon"] end)
 
     emoji =
       emoji
       |> Enum.reduce(%{}, fn data, mapping ->
-        name = data["name"]
-
-        name =
-          if String.starts_with?(name, ":") do
-            name |> String.slice(1..-2)
-          else
-            name
-          end
+        name = String.trim(data["name"], ":")
 
         mapping |> Map.put(name, data["icon"]["url"])
       end)
@@ -190,6 +182,18 @@ def fix_emoji(object) do
     |> Map.put("emoji", emoji)
   end
 
+  def fix_emoji(%{"tag" => %{"type" => "Emoji"} = tag} = object) do
+    name = String.trim(tag["name"], ":")
+    emoji = %{name => tag["icon"]["url"]}
+
+    object
+    |> Map.put("emoji", emoji)
+  end
+
+  def fix_emoji(object) do
+    object
+  end
+
   def fix_tag(object) do
     tags =
       (object["tag"] || [])