diff --git a/lib/pretty_text.rb b/lib/pretty_text.rb
index f937ae80f..f47b54d9f 100644
--- a/lib/pretty_text.rb
+++ b/lib/pretty_text.rb
@@ -81,6 +81,14 @@ module PrettyText
       end
     end
 
+    # custom emojis
+    emoji = ERB.new(File.read("app/assets/javascripts/discourse/lib/emoji/emoji.js.erb"))
+    ctx.eval(emoji.result)
+
+    Emoji.custom.each do |emoji|
+      ctx.eval("Discourse.Dialect.registerEmoji('#{emoji.name}', '#{emoji.url}');")
+    end
+
     # Load server side javascripts
     if DiscoursePluginRegistry.server_side_javascripts.present?
       DiscoursePluginRegistry.server_side_javascripts.each do |ssjs|
@@ -94,14 +102,6 @@ module PrettyText
       end
     end
 
-    # custom emojis
-    emoji = ERB.new(File.read("app/assets/javascripts/discourse/lib/emoji/emoji.js.erb"))
-    ctx.eval(emoji.result)
-
-    Emoji.custom.each do |emoji|
-      ctx.eval("Discourse.Dialect.registerEmoji('#{emoji.name}', '#{emoji.url}');")
-    end
-
     ctx['quoteTemplate'] = File.open(app_root + 'app/assets/javascripts/discourse/templates/quote.hbs') {|f| f.read}
     ctx['quoteEmailTemplate'] = File.open(app_root + 'lib/assets/quote_email.hbs') {|f| f.read}
     ctx.eval("HANDLEBARS_TEMPLATES = {