diff --git a/src/server/api/endpoints/admin/emoji/add.ts b/src/server/api/endpoints/admin/emoji/add.ts
index 09e142b17e..533dd75af9 100644
--- a/src/server/api/endpoints/admin/emoji/add.ts
+++ b/src/server/api/endpoints/admin/emoji/add.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ export const meta = {
 
 export default define(meta, (ps) => new Promise(async (res, rej) => {
 	await Emoji.insert({
+		updatedAt: new Date(),
 		name: ps.name,
 		host: null,
 		aliases: ps.aliases,
diff --git a/src/server/api/endpoints/admin/emoji/update.ts b/src/server/api/endpoints/admin/emoji/update.ts
index 842ca8924d..d0c2e6dafc 100644
--- a/src/server/api/endpoints/admin/emoji/update.ts
+++ b/src/server/api/endpoints/admin/emoji/update.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ export default define(meta, (ps) => new Promise(async (res, rej) => {
 
 	await Emoji.update({ _id: emoji._id }, {
 		$set: {
+			updatedAt: new Date(),
 			name: ps.name,
 			aliases: ps.aliases,
 			url: ps.url