diff --git a/src/providers/ffz/ffzemotes.cpp b/src/providers/ffz/ffzemotes.cpp
index a0b437a8e..a4f80097a 100644
--- a/src/providers/ffz/ffzemotes.cpp
+++ b/src/providers/ffz/ffzemotes.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ void FFZEmotes::loadGlobalEmotes()
     req.getJSON([this](QJsonObject &root) {
         auto sets = root.value("sets").toObject();
 
-        std::vector<std::string> codes;
+        std::vector<QString> codes;
         for (const QJsonValue &set : sets) {
             auto emoticons = set.toObject().value("emoticons").toArray();
 
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ void FFZEmotes::loadGlobalEmotes()
                     QString("https://www.frankerfacez.com/emoticon/%1-%2").arg(id).arg(code);
 
                 this->globalEmotes.insert(code, emoteData);
-                codes.push_back(code.toStdString());
+                codes.push_back(code);
             }
 
             this->globalEmoteCodes = codes;
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ void FFZEmotes::loadChannelEmotes(const QString &channelName, std::weak_ptr<util
 
         auto setsNode = rootNode.value("sets").toObject();
 
-        std::vector<std::string> codes;
+        std::vector<QString> codes;
         for (const QJsonValue &setNode : setsNode) {
             auto emotesNode = setNode.toObject().value("emoticons").toArray();
 
@@ -123,10 +123,10 @@ void FFZEmotes::loadChannelEmotes(const QString &channelName, std::weak_ptr<util
 
                 this->channelEmotes.insert(code, emote);
                 map->insert(code, emote);
-                codes.push_back(code.toStdString());
+                codes.push_back(code);
             }
 
-            this->channelEmoteCodes[channelName.toStdString()] = codes;
+            this->channelEmoteCodes[channelName] = codes;
         }
     });
 }
diff --git a/src/providers/ffz/ffzemotes.hpp b/src/providers/ffz/ffzemotes.hpp
index 8c2247a21..7a8e45ad6 100644
--- a/src/providers/ffz/ffzemotes.hpp
+++ b/src/providers/ffz/ffzemotes.hpp
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ class FFZEmotes
 {
 public:
     util::EmoteMap globalEmotes;
-    SignalVector<std::string> globalEmoteCodes;
+    SignalVector<QString> globalEmoteCodes;
 
     util::EmoteMap channelEmotes;
-    std::map<std::string, SignalVector<std::string>> channelEmoteCodes;
+    std::map<QString, SignalVector<QString>> channelEmoteCodes;
 
     void loadGlobalEmotes();
     void loadChannelEmotes(const QString &channelName,
diff --git a/src/util/completionmodel.cpp b/src/util/completionmodel.cpp
index 0f899446e..25ab891ea 100644
--- a/src/util/completionmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/util/completionmodel.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ void CompletionModel::refresh()
     }
 
     // Global: FFZ Global Emotes
-    std::vector<std::string> &ffzGlobalEmoteCodes = app->emotes->ffz.globalEmoteCodes;
+    std::vector<QString> &ffzGlobalEmoteCodes = app->emotes->ffz.globalEmoteCodes;
     for (const auto &m : ffzGlobalEmoteCodes) {
         this->addString(m, TaggedString::Type::FFZGlobalEmote);
     }
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ void CompletionModel::refresh()
     }
 
     // Channel-specific: FFZ Channel Emotes
-    std::vector<std::string> &ffzChannelEmoteCodes =
-        app->emotes->ffz.channelEmoteCodes[this->channelName.toStdString()];
+    std::vector<QString> &ffzChannelEmoteCodes =
+        app->emotes->ffz.channelEmoteCodes[this->channelName];
     for (const auto &m : ffzChannelEmoteCodes) {
         this->addString(m, TaggedString::Type::FFZChannelEmote);
     }