diff --git a/src/util/Util.js b/src/util/Util.js
index 393cedf02..2be7c5658 100644
--- a/src/util/Util.js
+++ b/src/util/Util.js
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class Util {
   static parseEmoji(text) {
     if (text.includes('%')) text = decodeURIComponent(text);
     if (!text.includes(':')) return { animated: false, name: text, id: null };
-    const m = text.match(/<?(a)?:(\w{2,32}):(\d{17,19})>?/);
+    const m = text.match(/<?(a:)?(\w{2,32}):(\d{17,19})>?/);
     if (!m) return null;
     return { animated: Boolean(m[1]), name: m[2], id: m[3] };
   }