diff --git a/.github/workflows/files-changed.yml b/.github/workflows/files-changed.yml
index 658d3a9beaeb8..0c382567cca7a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/files-changed.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/files-changed.yml
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ jobs:
             backend:
               - "**/*.go"
               - "templates/**/*.tmpl"
+              - "assets/emoji.json"
               - "go.mod"
               - "go.sum"
               - "Makefile"
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ jobs:
             frontend:
               - "**/*.js"
               - "web_src/**"
+              - "assets/emoji.json"
               - "package.json"
               - "package-lock.json"
               - "Makefile"
diff --git a/web_src/js/utils/match.test.js b/web_src/js/utils/match.test.js
index f73ec56f8e0d6..a7b9e8d7f64ea 100644
--- a/web_src/js/utils/match.test.js
+++ b/web_src/js/utils/match.test.js
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ test('matchEmoji', () => {
   expect(matchEmoji('1st_')).toEqual([
     '1st_place_medal',
   ]);
+
+  expect(matchEmoji('jellyfish')).toEqual([
+    'jellyfish',
+  ]);
 });
 
 test('matchMention', () => {