diff --git a/emojireplace.py b/emojireplace.py
index a543178dd..f5a3a2305 100644
--- a/emojireplace.py
+++ b/emojireplace.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ extracted_mutstd_path = "/var/www/mutant/72x72"
 
 def clean_emoji_name(name):
     name = name.lower().replace("_", "-")\
-        .replace("emoji_", "").replace("-fe0f", "")
+        .replace("emoji-", "").replace("-fe0f", "")
     return name