diff --git a/lib/channel.js b/lib/channel.js
index 3ce50eee..4a8e9505 100644
--- a/lib/channel.js
+++ b/lib/channel.js
@@ -2562,7 +2562,7 @@ Channel.prototype.validateEmote = function (f) {
     f.source = s;
 
     try {
-        new RegExp(f.regex, "gi");
+        new RegExp(f.source, "gi");
     } catch (e) {
         return false;
     }