diff --git a/src/plugins/sib-emoji-picker.js b/src/plugins/sib-emoji-picker.js
index b2f92703f8f1e4b57d4457b76746ce976a7dc90e..1a243f6530fb2f25161528c73dfe6655b64320a5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/sib-emoji-picker.js
+++ b/src/plugins/sib-emoji-picker.js
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ converse.plugins.add('sib-emoji-picker', {
         setTimeout(() => {
           // Focus the search input afterwards
           const picker = this.querySelector('emoji-picker');
-          picker?.shadowRoot.querySelector('.search')?.focus();
-        })
+          picker?.shadowRoot?.querySelector('.search')?.focus();
+        });
       },
     };