diff --git a/reaction.py b/reaction.py
index e93b07235..ab42b71f3 100644
--- a/reaction.py
+++ b/reaction.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ def validEmojiContent(emojiContent: str) -> bool:
     """
     if not emojiContent:
         return False
-    if len(emojiContent) > 1:
+    if len(emojiContent) > 2:
         return False
     if len(emojiRegex.findall(emojiContent)) == 0:
         return False
diff --git a/tests.py b/tests.py
index 6e3641260..5623dac82 100644
--- a/tests.py
+++ b/tests.py
@@ -5914,7 +5914,7 @@ def _testValidEmojiContent() -> None:
     assert not validEmojiContent(None)
     assert not validEmojiContent(' ')
     assert not validEmojiContent('j')
-    assert not validEmojiContent('😀😀')
+    assert not validEmojiContent('😀😀😀')
     assert validEmojiContent('😀')
     assert validEmojiContent('😄')