diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 15e8d6a8..3f65e789 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -968,14 +968,6 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ee-first/-/ee-first-1.1.1.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha1-WQxhFWsK4vTwJVcyoViyZrxWsh0="
     },
-    "emoji-strip": {
-      "version": "0.0.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/emoji-strip/-/emoji-strip-0.0.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-Y+me/gygF0bm3qU1vGSnKkx+0cc=",
-      "requires": {
-        "gemoji": "0.1.2"
-      }
-    },
     "encodeurl": {
       "version": "1.0.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/encodeurl/-/encodeurl-1.0.2.tgz",
@@ -1799,11 +1791,6 @@
         "globule": "0.1.0"
       }
     },
-    "gemoji": {
-      "version": "0.1.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/gemoji/-/gemoji-0.1.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha1-EJIAGfOELmSO9BaMMBUD7ey9FJ4="
-    },
     "get-value": {
       "version": "2.0.6",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/get-value/-/get-value-2.0.6.tgz",
diff --git a/server/handlers/chat.js b/server/handlers/chat.js
index d45e063e..4d11aee0 100644
--- a/server/handlers/chat.js
+++ b/server/handlers/chat.js
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ function chat(msg, guid, offline, socket) {
         return;
     }
     var coll = msg.channel.toLowerCase().replace(/ /g,'');
+    coll = emojiStrip(coll).toLowerCase();
+    coll = filter.clean(coll);
     Functions.getSessionAdminUser(Functions.getSession(socket), coll, function(userpass) {
         if(userpass != "" || msg.pass == undefined) {
             msg.pass = userpass;
@@ -118,7 +120,8 @@ function all_chat(msg, guid, offline, socket) {
     }
     var coll = msg.channel.toLowerCase().replace(/ /g,'');
     var data = msg.data;
-
+    coll = emojiStrip(coll).toLowerCase();
+    coll = filter.clean(coll);
     Functions.check_inlist(coll, guid, socket, offline);
     if(data !== "" && data !== undefined && data !== null &&
     data.length < 151 && data.replace(/\s/g, '').length){
diff --git a/server/handlers/io.js b/server/handlers/io.js
index 6f1e4569..702c1427 100644
--- a/server/handlers/io.js
+++ b/server/handlers/io.js
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ module.exports = function() {
                             socketid = msg.socket_id;
                             socket.zoff_id = socketid;
                             coll = msg.channel.toLowerCase().replace(/ /g,'');
+                            coll = emojiStrip(coll).toLowerCase();
+                            coll = filter.clean(coll);
                             in_list = true;
                             chromecast_object = true;
                             socket.join(coll);
@@ -156,6 +158,8 @@ module.exports = function() {
                 offline = true;
                 if(channel != "") coll = channel;
                 if(coll !== undefined) {
+                    coll = emojiStrip(coll).toLowerCase();
+                    coll = filter.clean(coll);
 
                     db.collection("connected_users").findAndModify({
                         query: {"_id": coll},
@@ -254,7 +258,6 @@ module.exports = function() {
             } catch(e) {
                 return;
             }
-
             if(msg.hasOwnProperty("offline") && msg.offline) {
                 offline = true;
             }
@@ -396,6 +399,8 @@ module.exports = function() {
         socket.on("left_channel", function(msg) {
             if(msg.hasOwnProperty("channel") && msg.channel != "" && typeof(msg.channel) == "string") {
                 coll = msg.channel.replace(/ /g,'');
+                coll = emojiStrip(coll).toLowerCase();
+                coll = filter.clean(coll);
                 List.left_channel(coll, guid, short_id, in_list, socket, false);
             }
         })
diff --git a/server/handlers/list.js b/server/handlers/list.js
index 0c19e7ad..a360f3cc 100644
--- a/server/handlers/list.js
+++ b/server/handlers/list.js
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ function list(msg, guid, coll, offline, socket) {
                 return;
             }
             coll = msg.channel.toLowerCase().replace(/ /g,'');
+            coll = emojiStrip(coll).toLowerCase();
+            coll = filter.clean(coll);
             var pass = crypto.createHash('sha256').update(Functions.decrypt_string(msg.pass)).digest("base64");
             db.collection('frontpage_lists').find({"_id": coll}, function(err, frontpage_lists){
                 if(frontpage_lists.length == 1) {
@@ -119,6 +121,7 @@ function skip(list, guid, coll, offline, socket) {
                 return;
             }
         }
+
         if(!list.hasOwnProperty("id") || !list.hasOwnProperty("channel") ||
             typeof(list.id) != "string" || typeof(list.channel) != "string") {
                 var result = {
diff --git a/server/handlers/list_change.js b/server/handlers/list_change.js
index 0da2d139..831ed281 100644
--- a/server/handlers/list_change.js
+++ b/server/handlers/list_change.js
@@ -469,6 +469,8 @@ function voteUndecided(msg, coll, guid, offline, socket) {
                 return;
             }
         coll = msg.channel.toLowerCase().replace(/ /g,'');
+        coll = emojiStrip(coll).toLowerCase();
+        coll = filter.clean(coll);
         Functions.getSessionAdminUser(Functions.getSession(socket), coll, function(userpass, adminpass) {
             if(adminpass != "" || msg.adminpass == undefined) {
                 msg.adminpass = adminpass;
@@ -533,7 +535,8 @@ function shuffle(msg, coll, guid, offline, socket) {
             return;
         }
     coll = msg.channel.toLowerCase().replace(/ /g,'');
-
+    coll = emojiStrip(coll).toLowerCase();
+    coll = filter.clean(coll);
     Functions.getSessionAdminUser(Functions.getSession(socket), coll, function(userpass, adminpass) {
         if(adminpass != "" || msg.adminpass == undefined) {
             msg.adminpass = adminpass;
@@ -654,6 +657,8 @@ function delete_all(msg, coll, guid, offline, socket) {
                 coll = msg.channel;
             }
             coll = coll.replace(/ /g,'');
+            coll = emojiStrip(coll).toLowerCase();
+            coll = filter.clean(coll);
             Functions.getSessionAdminUser(Functions.getSession(socket), coll, function(userpass, adminpass, gotten) {
                 if(adminpass != "" || msg.adminpass == undefined) {
                     msg.adminpass = adminpass;