diff --git a/public-legacy/manage/general/emoticon.php b/public-legacy/manage/general/emoticon.php
index 8613db1..84d9b32 100644
--- a/public-legacy/manage/general/emoticon.php
+++ b/public-legacy/manage/general/emoticon.php
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ if(!$msz->getAuthInfo()->getPerms('global')->check(Perm::G_EMOTES_MANAGE))
 
 $emotes = $msz->getEmotes();
 $emoteId = (string)filter_input(INPUT_GET, 'e', FILTER_SANITIZE_NUMBER_INT);
+$emoteInfo = [];
+$emoteStrings = [];
 
 if(empty($emoteId))
     $isNew = true;
@@ -101,6 +103,6 @@ while($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] === 'POST' && CSRF::validateRequest()) {
 
 Template::render('manage.general.emoticon', [
     'emote_new' => $isNew,
-    'emote_info' => $emoteInfo ?? null,
-    'emote_strings' => $emoteStrings ?? [],
+    'emote_info' => $emoteInfo,
+    'emote_strings' => $emoteStrings,
 ]);