diff --git a/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/ui/utils/CustomEmojiHelper.java b/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/ui/utils/CustomEmojiHelper.java
index faafc39d4..aaac45298 100644
--- a/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/ui/utils/CustomEmojiHelper.java
+++ b/mastodon/src/main/java/org/joinmastodon/android/ui/utils/CustomEmojiHelper.java
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ public class CustomEmojiHelper{
 	}
 
 	public void setImageDrawable(int image, Drawable drawable){
+		if(spans.isEmpty())
+			return;
 		for(CustomEmojiSpan span:spans.get(image)){
 			span.setDrawable(drawable);
 		}