diff --git a/src/plugins/sib-emoji-picker.js b/src/plugins/sib-emoji-picker.js
index 60993685536b18d81fbe0c4a7360819d8e9f29a2..d8a03ff1aa516b32cce2174f68645a1ffe314388 100644
--- a/src/plugins/sib-emoji-picker.js
+++ b/src/plugins/sib-emoji-picker.js
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ converse.plugins.add('sib-emoji-picker', {
           <emoji-picker
             .chatview='${this.chatview}'
             .model='${this.model}'
-            @emoji-click='${ev => this.insertIntoTextArea(ev.detail.emoji.unicode)}'
+            @emoji-click='${ev => this.insertIntoTextArea(ev.detail.unicode)}'
           ></emoji-picker>`;
       },
     };