diff --git a/Packages/Pachyderm/Sources/Pachyderm/Model/Emoji.swift b/Packages/Pachyderm/Sources/Pachyderm/Model/Emoji.swift
index da263257..8a11f139 100644
--- a/Packages/Pachyderm/Sources/Pachyderm/Model/Emoji.swift
+++ b/Packages/Pachyderm/Sources/Pachyderm/Model/Emoji.swift
@@ -22,7 +22,12 @@ public struct Emoji: Codable, Sendable {
         let container = try decoder.container(keyedBy: CodingKeys.self)
         
         self.shortcode = try container.decode(String.self, forKey: .shortcode)
-        self.url = try container.decode(WebURL.self, forKey: .url)
+        do {
+            self.url = try container.decode(WebURL.self, forKey: .url)
+        } catch {
+            let s = try? container.decode(String.self, forKey: .url)
+            throw DecodingError.dataCorrupted(.init(codingPath: container.codingPath + [CodingKeys.url], debugDescription: "Could not decode URL '\(s ?? "<failed to decode string>")'", underlyingError: error))
+        }
         self.staticURL = try container.decode(WebURL.self, forKey: .staticURL)
         self.visibleInPicker = try container.decode(Bool.self, forKey: .visibleInPicker)
         self.category = try container.decodeIfPresent(String.self, forKey: .category)