diff --git a/files/routes/asset_submissions.py b/files/routes/asset_submissions.py
index 995f334bc9..7424426aeb 100644
--- a/files/routes/asset_submissions.py
+++ b/files/routes/asset_submissions.py
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ def update_emoji(v):
 
 	if tags and existing.tags != tags:
 		existing.tags += f" {tags}"
-		existing.tags = delete_unnecessary_tags(existing.tags, new_name)
+		existing.tags = delete_unnecessary_tags(existing.tags, existing.name)
 		if not tags_regex.fullmatch(tags):
 			abort(400, "Invalid tags!")
 		updated = True