diff --git a/src/emotemanager.hpp b/src/emotemanager.hpp
index d8b18f063..b0dd44c0e 100644
--- a/src/emotemanager.hpp
+++ b/src/emotemanager.hpp
@@ -161,6 +161,8 @@ private:
     QTimer gifUpdateTimer;
     bool gifUpdateTimerInitiated = false;
 
+    int _generation = 0;
+
     // methods
     static QString getTwitchEmoteLink(long id, qreal &scale);
 };