diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/AppInitialization.java b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/AppInitialization.java
index 39fb8ab91..569ad0ae5 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/AppInitialization.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/AppInitialization.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import org.signal.core.util.logging.Log;
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.dependencies.ApplicationDependencies;
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.insights.InsightsOptOut;
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.jobmanager.JobManager;
+import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.jobs.EmojiSearchIndexDownloadJob;
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.jobs.StickerPackDownloadJob;
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.keyvalue.SignalStore;
 import org.thoughtcrime.securesms.migrations.ApplicationMigrations;
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ public final class AppInitialization {
     ApplicationDependencies.getJobManager().add(StickerPackDownloadJob.forInstall(BlessedPacks.DAY_BY_DAY.getPackId(), BlessedPacks.DAY_BY_DAY.getPackKey(), false));
     ApplicationDependencies.getJobManager().add(StickerPackDownloadJob.forReference(BlessedPacks.SWOON_HANDS.getPackId(), BlessedPacks.SWOON_HANDS.getPackKey()));
     ApplicationDependencies.getJobManager().add(StickerPackDownloadJob.forReference(BlessedPacks.SWOON_FACES.getPackId(), BlessedPacks.SWOON_FACES.getPackKey()));
+    EmojiSearchIndexDownloadJob.scheduleImmediately();
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/backup/FullBackupExporter.java b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/backup/FullBackupExporter.java
index 6eee7657e..75ced30c7 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/backup/FullBackupExporter.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/backup/FullBackupExporter.java
@@ -212,11 +212,11 @@ public class FullBackupExporter extends FullBackupBase {
         String type = cursor.getString(2);
 
         if (sql != null) {
+          boolean isSmsFtsSecretTable   = name != null && !name.equals(SearchDatabase.SMS_FTS_TABLE_NAME) && name.startsWith(SearchDatabase.SMS_FTS_TABLE_NAME);
+          boolean isMmsFtsSecretTable   = name != null && !name.equals(SearchDatabase.MMS_FTS_TABLE_NAME) && name.startsWith(SearchDatabase.MMS_FTS_TABLE_NAME);
+          boolean isEmojiFtsSecretTable = name != null && !name.equals(EmojiSearchDatabase.TABLE_NAME) && name.startsWith(EmojiSearchDatabase.TABLE_NAME);
 
-          boolean isSmsFtsSecretTable = name != null && !name.equals(SearchDatabase.SMS_FTS_TABLE_NAME) && name.startsWith(SearchDatabase.SMS_FTS_TABLE_NAME);
-          boolean isMmsFtsSecretTable = name != null && !name.equals(SearchDatabase.MMS_FTS_TABLE_NAME) && name.startsWith(SearchDatabase.MMS_FTS_TABLE_NAME);
-
-          if (!isSmsFtsSecretTable && !isMmsFtsSecretTable) {
+          if (!isSmsFtsSecretTable && !isMmsFtsSecretTable && !isEmojiFtsSecretTable) {
             if ("table".equals(type)) {
               tables.add(name);
             }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/backup/FullBackupImporter.java b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/backup/FullBackupImporter.java
index 881a911ad..9fb8b43ef 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/backup/FullBackupImporter.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/backup/FullBackupImporter.java
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ public class FullBackupImporter extends FullBackupBase {
   private static void processStatement(@NonNull SQLiteDatabase db, SqlStatement statement) {
     boolean isForSmsFtsSecretTable = statement.getStatement().contains(SearchDatabase.SMS_FTS_TABLE_NAME + "_");
     boolean isForMmsFtsSecretTable = statement.getStatement().contains(SearchDatabase.MMS_FTS_TABLE_NAME + "_");
-    boolean isForEmojiSecretTable  = statement.getStatement().contains(EmojiSearchDatabase.TABLE_NAME);
+    boolean isForEmojiSecretTable  = statement.getStatement().contains(EmojiSearchDatabase.TABLE_NAME + "_");
     boolean isForSqliteSecretTable = statement.getStatement().toLowerCase().startsWith("create table sqlite_");
 
     if (isForSmsFtsSecretTable || isForMmsFtsSecretTable || isForEmojiSecretTable || isForSqliteSecretTable) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/keyvalue/EmojiValues.java b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/keyvalue/EmojiValues.java
index 232f41968..6846956d8 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/keyvalue/EmojiValues.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/keyvalue/EmojiValues.java
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public class EmojiValues extends SignalStoreValues {
 
   @Override
   void onFirstEverAppLaunch() {
-
+    putInteger(SEARCH_VERSION, 0);
   }
 
   @Override