diff --git a/src/converse-emoji-views.js b/src/converse-emoji-views.js
index 54d4379df..38b0bb90f 100644
--- a/src/converse-emoji-views.js
+++ b/src/converse-emoji-views.js
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ converse.plugins.add('converse-emoji-views', {
             events: {
                 'click .emoji-picker__header li.emoji-category': 'chooseCategory',
                 'click .emoji-skintone-picker li.emoji-skintone': 'chooseSkinTone',
-                'click .emoji-picker li': 'insertEmoji',
+                'click .insert-emoji': 'insertEmoji',
                 'keydown .emoji-search': 'onKeyDown'
             },