diff --git a/src/activitypub/handlers/create.rs b/src/activitypub/handlers/create.rs
index fdec713..6de5b01 100644
--- a/src/activitypub/handlers/create.rs
+++ b/src/activitypub/handlers/create.rs
@@ -371,8 +371,8 @@ pub async fn handle_note(
             } else if tag_type == EMOJI {
                 let tag: EmojiTag = match serde_json::from_value(tag_value) {
                     Ok(tag) => tag,
-                    Err(_) => {
-                        log::warn!("invalid emoji tag");
+                    Err(error) => {
+                        log::warn!("invalid emoji tag: {}", error);
                         continue;
                     },
                 };
diff --git a/src/models/posts/validators.rs b/src/models/posts/validators.rs
index ca44da0..58a3fb4 100644
--- a/src/models/posts/validators.rs
+++ b/src/models/posts/validators.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use crate::errors::ValidationError;
 use crate::utils::html::clean_html_strict;
 
 pub const ATTACHMENTS_MAX_NUM: usize = 15;
-pub const EMOJI_MAX_SIZE: u64 = 100 * 1000; // 100 kB
+pub const EMOJI_MAX_SIZE: u64 = 250 * 1000; // 250 kB
 pub const EMOJI_MEDIA_TYPE: &str = "image/png";
 pub const EMOJIS_MAX_NUM: usize = 20;