diff --git a/src/listeners/message_create.tsx b/src/listeners/message_create.tsx
index 428da7a..9bb8735 100644
--- a/src/listeners/message_create.tsx
+++ b/src/listeners/message_create.tsx
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ function handleBunOnlyChannel(message: Message): boolean {
 
   // 1% chance to react with a random bun emoji
   if (Math.floor(Math.random() * 100) === 0) {
-    message.react(getRandomBunEmoji().id, true);
+    const emoji = getRandomBunEmoji();
+    message.react(`${emoji.name}:${emoji.id}`, true);
     return true;
   }