diff --git a/src/providers/twitch/TwitchMessageBuilder.cpp b/src/providers/twitch/TwitchMessageBuilder.cpp
index 98cca8476..ed9923215 100644
--- a/src/providers/twitch/TwitchMessageBuilder.cpp
+++ b/src/providers/twitch/TwitchMessageBuilder.cpp
@@ -958,49 +958,33 @@ void TwitchMessageBuilder::appendTwitchEmote(
 
 Outcome TwitchMessageBuilder::tryAppendEmote(const EmoteName &name)
 {
-    // Special channels, like /whispers and /channels return here
-    // This means they will not render any BTTV or FFZ emotes
-    if (this->twitchChannel == nullptr)
-    {
-        auto *app = getApp();
-        const auto &bttvemotes = app->twitch.server->getBttvEmotes();
-        const auto &ffzemotes = app->twitch.server->getFfzEmotes();
-        auto flags = MessageElementFlags();
-        auto emote = boost::optional<EmotePtr>{};
-        {  // bttv/ffz emote
-            if ((emote = bttvemotes.emote(name)))
-            {
-                flags = MessageElementFlag::BttvEmote;
-            }
-            else if ((emote = ffzemotes.emote(name)))
-            {
-                flags = MessageElementFlag::FfzEmote;
-            }
-            if (emote)
-            {
-                this->emplace<EmoteElement>(emote.get(), flags);
-                return Success;
-            }
-        }  // bttv/ffz emote
-        return Failure;
-    }
+    auto *app = getApp();
+
+    const auto &globalBttvEmotes = app->twitch.server->getBttvEmotes();
+    const auto &globalFfzEmotes = app->twitch.server->getFfzEmotes();
 
     auto flags = MessageElementFlags();
     auto emote = boost::optional<EmotePtr>{};
 
-    if ((emote = this->twitchChannel->ffzEmote(name)))
+    // Emote order:
+    //  - FrankerFaceZ Channel
+    //  - BetterTTV Channel
+    //  - FrankerFaceZ Global
+    //  - BetterTTV Global
+    if (this->twitchChannel && (emote = this->twitchChannel->ffzEmote(name)))
     {
         flags = MessageElementFlag::FfzEmote;
     }
-    else if ((emote = this->twitchChannel->bttvEmote(name)))
+    else if (this->twitchChannel &&
+             (emote = this->twitchChannel->bttvEmote(name)))
     {
         flags = MessageElementFlag::BttvEmote;
     }
-    else if ((emote = this->twitchChannel->globalFfz().emote(name)))
+    else if ((emote = globalFfzEmotes.emote(name)))
     {
         flags = MessageElementFlag::FfzEmote;
     }
-    else if ((emote = this->twitchChannel->globalBttv().emote(name)))
+    else if ((emote = globalBttvEmotes.emote(name)))
     {
         flags = MessageElementFlag::BttvEmote;
     }