diff --git a/lib/pleroma/formatter.ex b/lib/pleroma/formatter.ex
index 5c19d8f87..e95a314b4 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/formatter.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/formatter.ex
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Formatter do
]
Enum.reduce(emoji_list, text, fn (emoji, text) ->
- String.replace(text, ":#{String.replace(emoji, "_", "")}:", "")
+ String.replace(text, ":#{String.replace(emoji, "_", "")}:", "")
end)
end
end