diff --git a/src/internal/bot/commands.go b/src/internal/bot/commands.go
index 6394be6..3f1c784 100644
--- a/src/internal/bot/commands.go
+++ b/src/internal/bot/commands.go
@@ -268,7 +268,12 @@ func purgeRecentEmojis(s *discordgo.Session, i *discordgo.InteractionCreate) {
 
 	x := 0
 	for _, emoji := range emojis {
-		err := s.MessageReactionRemove(emoji.ChannelID, emoji.MessageID, emoji.EmojiID, emoji.UserID)
+		emojiID := emoji.EmojiID
+		if emojiID == "" {
+			emojiID = emoji.EmojiName
+		}
+
+		err := s.MessageReactionRemove(emoji.ChannelID, emoji.MessageID, emojiID, emoji.UserID)
 		if err != nil {
 			slog.Error("Error removing emoji reaction", "err", err, "emoji", emoji.EmojiID, "user", user.ID)
 			continue
diff --git a/src/internal/db/emoji_usage.go b/src/internal/db/emoji_usage.go
index 325121f..86248fb 100644
--- a/src/internal/db/emoji_usage.go
+++ b/src/internal/db/emoji_usage.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ type EmojiUsage struct {
 	MessageID string
 	UserID    string
 	EmojiID   string
+	EmojiName string
 	Timestamp string
 }
 
@@ -158,7 +159,7 @@ func (db *Database) GetTopEmojisForGuildUser(guildID string, userID string, num
 func (db *Database) GetRecentEmojisForUser(guildID string, userID string, hours int64) ([]EmojiUsage, error) {
 	var data []EmojiUsage
 	row, err := db.db.Query(
-		"SELECT guild_id, channel_id, message_id, user_id, emoji_id, timestamp "+
+		"SELECT guild_id, channel_id, message_id, user_id, emoji_id, emoji_name, timestamp "+
 			"FROM `emoji_usage` WHERE `guild_id` = ? AND `user_id` = ? AND timestamp >= datetime('now', '-"+fmt.Sprintf("%d", hours)+" hours') "+
 			"ORDER BY timestamp DESC",
 		guildID,
@@ -172,7 +173,7 @@ func (db *Database) GetRecentEmojisForUser(guildID string, userID string, hours
 	defer row.Close()
 	for row.Next() {
 		usage := EmojiUsage{}
-		row.Scan(&usage.GuildID, &usage.ChannelID, &usage.MessageID, &usage.UserID, &usage.EmojiID, &usage.Timestamp)
+		row.Scan(&usage.GuildID, &usage.ChannelID, &usage.MessageID, &usage.UserID, &usage.EmojiID, &usage.EmojiName, &usage.Timestamp)
 		data = append(data, usage)
 	}