diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/emoji_api/emoji_api_controller.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/emoji_api/emoji_api_controller.ex
index 8219eaaa1..72daccc8c 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/emoji_api/emoji_api_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/emoji_api/emoji_api_controller.ex
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.EmojiAPI.EmojiAPIController do
   def reload(conn, _params) do
     Pleroma.Emoji.reload()
 
-    conn |> json("ok")
+    conn |> text("ok")
   end
 
   @emoji_dir_path Path.join(