diff --git a/core/src/main/kotlin/me/rhunk/snapenhance/core/features/impl/experiments/CustomEmojiFont.kt b/core/src/main/kotlin/me/rhunk/snapenhance/core/features/impl/experiments/CustomEmojiFont.kt
index 77fbcfb3..a468cd10 100644
--- a/core/src/main/kotlin/me/rhunk/snapenhance/core/features/impl/experiments/CustomEmojiFont.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/kotlin/me/rhunk/snapenhance/core/features/impl/experiments/CustomEmojiFont.kt
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ private var cacheFontPath: String? = null
 fun getCustomEmojiFontPath(
     context: ModContext
 ): String? {
-    val customFileName = context.config.experimental.nativeHooks.customEmojiFont.getNullable() ?: return null
+    val customFileName = context.config.experimental.nativeHooks.customEmojiFont.getNullable()?.takeIf { it.isNotBlank() } ?: return null
     if (cacheFontPath == null) {
         cacheFontPath = runCatching {
              context.bridgeClient.getFileHandlerManager().getFileHandleLocalPath(