diff --git a/d2m/converters/edit-to-changes.test.js b/d2m/converters/edit-to-changes.test.js
index d1644fd..9a7460b 100644
--- a/d2m/converters/edit-to-changes.test.js
+++ b/d2m/converters/edit-to-changes.test.js
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ test("edit2changes: bot response", async t => {
 			msgtype: "m.text",
 			body: "* :ae_botrac4r: @cadence asked ``­``, I respond: Stop drinking paint. (No)\n\nHit :bn_re: to reroll.",
 			format: "org.matrix.custom.html",
-			formatted_body: '* <img src="mxc://cadence.moe/551636841284108289" data-mx-emoticon alt=":ae_botrac4r:" title=":ae_botrac4r:" height="24"> @cadence asked <code>­</code>, I respond: Stop drinking paint. (No)<br><br>Hit <img src="mxc://cadence.moe/362741439211503616" data-mx-emoticon alt=":bn_re:" title=":bn_re:" height="24"> to reroll.',
+			formatted_body: '* <img data-mx-emoticon height="32" src="mxc://cadence.moe/skqfuItqxNmBYekzmVKyoLzs" title=":ae_botrac4r:" alt=":ae_botrac4r:"> @cadence asked <code>­</code>, I respond: Stop drinking paint. (No)<br><br>Hit <img data-mx-emoticon height="32" src="mxc://cadence.moe/OIpqpfxTnHKokcsYqDusxkBT" title=":bn_re:" alt=":bn_re:"> to reroll.',
 			"m.mentions": {
 				// Client-Server API spec 11.37.7: Copy Discord's behaviour by not re-notifying anyone that an *edit occurred*
 			},
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ test("edit2changes: bot response", async t => {
 				msgtype: "m.text",
 				body: ":ae_botrac4r: @cadence asked ``­``, I respond: Stop drinking paint. (No)\n\nHit :bn_re: to reroll.",
 				format: "org.matrix.custom.html",
-				formatted_body: '<img src="mxc://cadence.moe/551636841284108289" data-mx-emoticon alt=":ae_botrac4r:" title=":ae_botrac4r:" height="24"> @cadence asked <code>­</code>, I respond: Stop drinking paint. (No)<br><br>Hit <img src="mxc://cadence.moe/362741439211503616" data-mx-emoticon alt=":bn_re:" title=":bn_re:" height="24"> to reroll.',
+				formatted_body: '<img data-mx-emoticon height="32" src="mxc://cadence.moe/skqfuItqxNmBYekzmVKyoLzs" title=":ae_botrac4r:" alt=":ae_botrac4r:"> @cadence asked <code>­</code>, I respond: Stop drinking paint. (No)<br><br>Hit <img data-mx-emoticon height="32" src="mxc://cadence.moe/OIpqpfxTnHKokcsYqDusxkBT" title=":bn_re:" alt=":bn_re:"> to reroll.',
 				"m.mentions": {
 					// Client-Server API spec 11.37.7: This should contain the mentions for the final version of the event
 					"user_ids": ["@cadence:cadence.moe"]
diff --git a/d2m/converters/message-to-event.js b/d2m/converters/message-to-event.js
index d9b8940..15eaf34 100644
--- a/d2m/converters/message-to-event.js
+++ b/d2m/converters/message-to-event.js
@@ -156,11 +156,30 @@ async function messageToEvent(message, guild, options = {}, di) {
 			}
 		})
 
+		// Handling emojis that we don't know about. The emoji has to be present in the DB for it to be picked up in the emoji markdown converter.
+		// So we scan the message ahead of time for all its emojis and ensure they are in the DB.
+		const emojiMatches = [...content.matchAll(/<(a?):([^:>]{2,20}):([0-9]+)>/g)]
+		const emojiDownloads = []
+		for (const match of emojiMatches) {
+			const id = match[3]
+			const name = match[2]
+			const animated = +!!match[1]
+			const row = select("emoji", "id", "WHERE id = ?").pluck().get(id)
+			if (!row) {
+				// The custom emoji is not registered. We will register it and then add it.
+				emojiDownloads.push(
+					file.uploadDiscordFileToMxc(file.emoji(id, animated)).then(mxc => {
+						db.prepare("INSERT OR IGNORE INTO emoji (id, name, animated, mxc_url) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)").run(id, name, animated, mxc)
+					})
+				)
+			}
+		}
+		await Promise.all(emojiDownloads)
+
 		let html = markdown.toHTML(content, {
 			discordCallback: getDiscordParseCallbacks(message, true)
 		}, null, null)
 
-		// TODO: add a string return type to my discord-markdown library
 		let body = markdown.toHTML(content, {
 			discordCallback: getDiscordParseCallbacks(message, false),
 			discordOnly: true,
@@ -209,26 +228,6 @@ async function messageToEvent(message, guild, options = {}, di) {
 			}
 		}
 
-		// Handling emojis that we don't know about. The emoji has to be present in the DB for it to be picked up in the emoji markdown converter.
-		// So we scan the message ahead of time for all its emojis and ensure they are in the DB.
-		const emojiMatches = [...content.matchAll(/<(a?):([^:>]{2,20}):([0-9]+)>/g)]
-		const emojiDownloads = []
-		for (const match of emojiMatches) {
-			const id = match[3]
-			const name = match[2]
-			const animated = +!!match[1]
-			const row = select("emoji", "id", "WHERE id = ?").pluck().get(id)
-			if (!row) {
-				// The custom emoji is not registered. We will register it and then add it.
-				emojiDownloads.push(
-					file.uploadDiscordFileToMxc(file.emoji(id, animated)).then(mxc => {
-						db.prepare("INSERT OR IGNORE INTO emoji (id, name, animated, mxc_url) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)").run(id, name, animated, mxc)
-					})
-				)
-			}
-		}
-		await Promise.all(emojiDownloads)
-
 		// Star * prefix for fallback edits
 		if (options.includeEditFallbackStar) {
 			body = "* " + body
diff --git a/db/ooye-test-data.sql b/db/ooye-test-data.sql
index 9ea11de..68c6d00 100644
--- a/db/ooye-test-data.sql
+++ b/db/ooye-test-data.sql
@@ -72,7 +72,9 @@ INSERT INTO file (discord_url, mxc_url) VALUES
 
 INSERT INTO emoji (id, name, animated, mxc_url) VALUES
 ('230201364309868544', 'hippo', 0, 'mxc://cadence.moe/qWmbXeRspZRLPcjseyLmeyXC'),
-('393635038903926784', 'hipposcope', 1, 'mxc://cadence.moe/WbYqNlACRuicynBfdnPYtmvc');
+('393635038903926784', 'hipposcope', 1, 'mxc://cadence.moe/WbYqNlACRuicynBfdnPYtmvc'),
+('362741439211503616', 'bn_re', 0, 'mxc://cadence.moe/OIpqpfxTnHKokcsYqDusxkBT'),
+('551636841284108289', 'ae_botrac4r', 0, 'mxc://cadence.moe/skqfuItqxNmBYekzmVKyoLzs');
 
 INSERT INTO member_cache (room_id, mxid, displayname, avatar_url) VALUES
 ('!kLRqKKUQXcibIMtOpl:cadence.moe', '@cadence:cadence.moe', 'cadence [they]', NULL),