diff --git a/files/assets/js/emoji_modal.js b/files/assets/js/emoji_modal.js
index 94d8f6a9b..d5475ba38 100644
--- a/files/assets/js/emoji_modal.js
+++ b/files/assets/js/emoji_modal.js
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ function switchEmojiTab(e)
 }
 
 async function start_search() {
-	emojiSearcher.addQuery(emojiSearchBarDOM.value);
+	emojiSearcher.addQuery(emojiSearchBarDOM.value.trim());
 
 	// Remove any selected tab, now it is meaningless
 	for(let i = 0; i < classesSelectorDOM.children.length; i++)
diff --git a/files/templates/util/assetcache.html b/files/templates/util/assetcache.html
index a874e73f6..93a5f63f1 100644
--- a/files/templates/util/assetcache.html
+++ b/files/templates/util/assetcache.html
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ set CACHE_VER = {
 	'js/comments_admin.js': 4000,
 	'js/comments_v.js': 4000,
 	'js/submission_listing.js': 4000,
-	'js/emoji_modal.js': 4000,
+	'js/emoji_modal.js': 4001,
 	'js/formatting.js': 4000,
 	'js/lottery.js': 4000,
 	'js/marked.js': 4000,