diff --git a/mods/main.go b/mods/main.go
index fc5ed45..43c1078 100644
--- a/mods/main.go
+++ b/mods/main.go
@@ -180,7 +180,8 @@ func main() {
 	gapiCtx = context.Background()
 
 	log.Println("[x-emoji] Loading emojis...")
-	emojis, err := emoji.ScanEmojiDirectory(*emojipath)
+	var err error
+	emojis, err = emoji.ScanEmojiDirectory(*emojipath)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Printf("[x-emoji] Error while loading emojis: %s\n", err.Error())
 		log.Println("[x-emoji] Emoji support will be disabled")