diff --git a/Tusker/Views/EmojiLabel.swift b/Tusker/Views/EmojiLabel.swift
index 3c8f2231..cc9d41be 100644
--- a/Tusker/Views/EmojiLabel.swift
+++ b/Tusker/Views/EmojiLabel.swift
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class EmojiLabel: UILabel {
     private var emojiRequests: [ImageCache.Request] = []
     
     func setEmojis(_ emojis: [Emoji], identifier: String) {
-        guard emojis.count > 0, self.emojiIdentifier != identifier, let attributedText = attributedText else { return }
+        guard emojis.count > 0, let attributedText = attributedText else { return }
         
         self.emojiIdentifier = identifier
         emojiRequests.forEach { $0.cancel() }