diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 506ce811e..513e9ce49 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 - **Breaking:** Elixir >=1.8 is now required (was >= 1.7)
 - **Breaking:** attachment links (`config :pleroma, :instance, no_attachment_links` and `config :pleroma, Pleroma.Upload, link_name`) disabled by default
 - **Breaking:** OAuth: defaulted `[:auth, :enforce_oauth_admin_scope_usage]` setting to `true` which demands `admin` OAuth scope to perform admin actions (in addition to `is_admin` flag on User); make sure to use bundled or newer versions of AdminFE & PleromaFE to access admin / moderator features.
+- **Breaking:** Dynamic configuration has been rearchitected. The `:pleroma, :instance, dynamic_configuration` setting has been replaced with `config :pleroma, configurable_from_database`. Please backup your configuration to a file and run the migration task to ensure consistency with the new schema.
 - Replaced [pleroma_job_queue](https://git.pleroma.social/pleroma/pleroma_job_queue) and `Pleroma.Web.Federator.RetryQueue` with [Oban](https://github.com/sorentwo/oban) (see [`docs/config.md`](docs/config.md) on migrating customized worker / retry settings)
 - Introduced [quantum](https://github.com/quantum-elixir/quantum-core) job scheduler
 - Enabled `:instance, extended_nickname_format` in the default config
@@ -98,6 +99,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 - Mastodon API: Add `emoji_reactions` property to Statuses
 - Mastodon API: Change emoji reaction reply format
 - Notifications: Added `pleroma:emoji_reaction` notification type
+- Mastodon API: Change emoji reaction reply format once more
 - Configuration: `feed.logo` option for tag feed.
 - Tag feed: `/tags/:tag.rss` - list public statuses by hashtag.
 </details>
diff --git a/config/description.exs b/config/description.exs
index f941349d5..6c931c152 100644
--- a/config/description.exs
+++ b/config/description.exs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
         key: :uploader,
         type: :module,
         description: "Module which will be used for uploads",
-        suggestions: [Pleroma.Uploaders.Local, Pleroma.Uploaders.MDII, Pleroma.Uploaders.S3]
+        suggestions: [Pleroma.Uploaders.Local, Pleroma.Uploaders.S3]
       },
       %{
         key: :filters,
@@ -515,6 +515,7 @@
       },
       %{
         key: :email,
+        label: "Admin Email Address",
         type: :string,
         description: "Email used to reach an Administrator/Moderator of the instance",
         suggestions: [
@@ -523,8 +524,9 @@
       },
       %{
         key: :notify_email,
+        label: "Sender Email Address",
         type: :string,
-        description: "Email used for notifications",
+        description: "Envelope FROM address for mail sent via Pleroma",
         suggestions: [
           "notify@example.com"
         ]
diff --git a/docs/API/differences_in_mastoapi_responses.md b/docs/API/differences_in_mastoapi_responses.md
index 2236870c7..030660b34 100644
--- a/docs/API/differences_in_mastoapi_responses.md
+++ b/docs/API/differences_in_mastoapi_responses.md
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ Has these additional fields under the `pleroma` object:
 - `spoiler_text`: a map consisting of alternate representations of the `spoiler_text` property with the key being it's mimetype. Currently the only alternate representation supported is `text/plain`
 - `expires_at`: a datetime (iso8601) that states when the post will expire (be deleted automatically), or empty if the post won't expire
 - `thread_muted`: true if the thread the post belongs to is muted
-- `emoji_reactions`: A list with emoji / reaction count tuples. Contains no information about the reacting users, for that use the `emoji_reactions_by` endpoint.
+- `emoji_reactions`: A list with emoji / reaction maps. The format is {emoji: "☕", count: 1}. Contains no information about the reacting users, for that use the `emoji_reactions_by` endpoint.
 
 ## Attachments
 
diff --git a/docs/API/pleroma_api.md b/docs/API/pleroma_api.md
index 9ca8a5af0..9f5cafe5a 100644
--- a/docs/API/pleroma_api.md
+++ b/docs/API/pleroma_api.md
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ Emoji reactions work a lot like favourites do. They make it possible to react to
 * Example Response:
 ```json
 [
-  ["😀", [{"id" => "xyz.."...}, {"id" => "zyx..."}]],
-  ["☕", [{"id" => "abc..."}]]
+  {"emoji": "😀", "count": 2, "accounts": [{"id" => "xyz.."...}, {"id" => "zyx..."}]},
+  {"emoji": "☕", "count": 1, "accounts": [{"id" => "abc..."}]}
 ]
 ```
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/config/config_db.ex b/lib/pleroma/config/config_db.ex
index be6688095..119251bee 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/config/config_db.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/config/config_db.ex
@@ -236,15 +236,7 @@ def from_binary_with_convert(binary) do
   end
 
   @spec from_string(String.t()) :: atom() | no_return()
-  def from_string(":" <> entity), do: String.to_existing_atom(entity)
-
-  def from_string(entity) when is_binary(entity) do
-    if is_module_name?(entity) do
-      String.to_existing_atom("Elixir.#{entity}")
-    else
-      entity
-    end
-  end
+  def from_string(string), do: do_transform_string(string)
 
   @spec convert(any()) :: any()
   def convert(entity), do: do_convert(entity)
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/utils.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/utils.ex
index 4def431f1..4f7fdaf38 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/utils.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/utils.ex
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ def add_emoji_reaction_to_object(
         %Activity{data: %{"content" => emoji, "actor" => actor}},
         object
       ) do
-    reactions = object.data["reactions"] || []
+    reactions = get_cached_emoji_reactions(object)
 
     new_reactions =
       case Enum.find_index(reactions, fn [candidate, _] -> emoji == candidate end) do
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ def remove_emoji_reaction_from_object(
         %Activity{data: %{"content" => emoji, "actor" => actor}},
         object
       ) do
-    reactions = object.data["reactions"] || []
+    reactions = get_cached_emoji_reactions(object)
 
     new_reactions =
       case Enum.find_index(reactions, fn [candidate, _] -> emoji == candidate end) do
@@ -385,6 +385,14 @@ def remove_emoji_reaction_from_object(
     update_element_in_object("reaction", new_reactions, object, count)
   end
 
+  def get_cached_emoji_reactions(object) do
+    if is_list(object.data["reactions"]) do
+      object.data["reactions"]
+    else
+      []
+    end
+  end
+
   @spec add_like_to_object(Activity.t(), Object.t()) ::
           {:ok, Object.t()} | {:error, Ecto.Changeset.t()}
   def add_like_to_object(%Activity{data: %{"actor" => actor}}, object) do
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/status_view.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/status_view.ex
index 64a97896a..e60ef709b 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/status_view.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/status_view.ex
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ def render("show.json", %{activity: %{data: %{"object" => _object}} = activity}
     emoji_reactions =
       with %{data: %{"reactions" => emoji_reactions}} <- object do
         Enum.map(emoji_reactions, fn [emoji, users] ->
-          [emoji, length(users)]
+          %{emoji: emoji, count: length(users)}
         end)
       else
         _ -> []
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/pleroma_api/controllers/pleroma_api_controller.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/pleroma_api/controllers/pleroma_api_controller.ex
index bb19836ae..cd1c0764f 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/pleroma_api/controllers/pleroma_api_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/pleroma_api/controllers/pleroma_api_controller.ex
@@ -49,7 +49,12 @@ def emoji_reactions_by(%{assigns: %{user: user}} = conn, %{"id" => activity_id})
         emoji_reactions
         |> Enum.map(fn [emoji, users] ->
           users = Enum.map(users, &User.get_cached_by_ap_id/1)
-          {emoji, AccountView.render("index.json", %{users: users, for: user, as: :user})}
+
+          %{
+            emoji: emoji,
+            count: length(users),
+            accounts: AccountView.render("index.json", %{users: users, for: user, as: :user})
+          }
         end)
 
       conn
diff --git a/test/config/transfer_task_test.exs b/test/config/transfer_task_test.exs
index b9072e0fc..53e8703fd 100644
--- a/test/config/transfer_task_test.exs
+++ b/test/config/transfer_task_test.exs
@@ -105,17 +105,4 @@ test "transfer config values with full subkey update" do
       Application.put_env(:pleroma, :assets, assets)
     end)
   end
-
-  test "non existing atom" do
-    ConfigDB.create(%{
-      group: ":pleroma",
-      key: ":undefined_atom_key",
-      value: [live: 2, com: 3]
-    })
-
-    assert ExUnit.CaptureLog.capture_log(fn ->
-             TransferTask.start_link([])
-           end) =~
-             "updating env causes error, group: \":pleroma\" key: \":undefined_atom_key\" value: [live: 2, com: 3] error: %ArgumentError{message: \"argument error\"}"
-  end
 end
diff --git a/test/web/activity_pub/utils_test.exs b/test/web/activity_pub/utils_test.exs
index 586eb1d2f..211fa6c95 100644
--- a/test/web/activity_pub/utils_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/activity_pub/utils_test.exs
@@ -636,4 +636,17 @@ test "removes actor from announcements" do
       assert updated_object.data["announcement_count"] == 1
     end
   end
+
+  describe "get_cached_emoji_reactions/1" do
+    test "returns the data or an emtpy list" do
+      object = insert(:note)
+      assert Utils.get_cached_emoji_reactions(object) == []
+
+      object = insert(:note, data: %{"reactions" => [["x", ["lain"]]]})
+      assert Utils.get_cached_emoji_reactions(object) == [["x", ["lain"]]]
+
+      object = insert(:note, data: %{"reactions" => %{}})
+      assert Utils.get_cached_emoji_reactions(object) == []
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/test/web/mastodon_api/views/status_view_test.exs b/test/web/mastodon_api/views/status_view_test.exs
index 069bb8eac..25777b011 100644
--- a/test/web/mastodon_api/views/status_view_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/mastodon_api/views/status_view_test.exs
@@ -36,7 +36,10 @@ test "has an emoji reaction list" do
     activity = Repo.get(Activity, activity.id)
     status = StatusView.render("show.json", activity: activity)
 
-    assert status[:pleroma][:emoji_reactions] == [["☕", 2], ["🍵", 1]]
+    assert status[:pleroma][:emoji_reactions] == [
+             %{emoji: "☕", count: 2},
+             %{emoji: "🍵", count: 1}
+           ]
   end
 
   test "loads and returns the direct conversation id when given the `with_direct_conversation_id` option" do
diff --git a/test/web/pleroma_api/controllers/pleroma_api_controller_test.exs b/test/web/pleroma_api/controllers/pleroma_api_controller_test.exs
index a79ecd05b..3978c2ec5 100644
--- a/test/web/pleroma_api/controllers/pleroma_api_controller_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/pleroma_api/controllers/pleroma_api_controller_test.exs
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ test "GET /api/v1/pleroma/statuses/:id/emoji_reactions_by", %{conn: conn} do
       |> get("/api/v1/pleroma/statuses/#{activity.id}/emoji_reactions_by")
       |> json_response(200)
 
-    [["🎅", [represented_user]]] = result
+    [%{"emoji" => "🎅", "count" => 1, "accounts" => [represented_user]}] = result
     assert represented_user["id"] == other_user.id
   end