diff --git a/frontend/src/components/input/Reactions.vue b/frontend/src/components/input/Reactions.vue
index 95c4224da..3ed1dfce1 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/input/Reactions.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/input/Reactions.vue
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ const emojiPickerRef = ref<HTMLElement | null>(null)
 
 function hideEmojiPicker(e: MouseEvent) {
 	if (showEmojiPicker.value) {
-		closeWhenClickedOutside(e, emojiPickerRef.value, () => showEmojiPicker.value = false)
+		closeWhenClickedOutside(e, emojiPickerRef.value.$el, () => showEmojiPicker.value = false)
 	}
 }