diff --git a/webapp/channels/src/components/emoji/add_emoji/add_emoji.tsx b/webapp/channels/src/components/emoji/add_emoji/add_emoji.tsx
index 68f7b17b62..034c2e92cb 100644
--- a/webapp/channels/src/components/emoji/add_emoji/add_emoji.tsx
+++ b/webapp/channels/src/components/emoji/add_emoji/add_emoji.tsx
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ export default class AddEmoji extends React.PureComponent<AddEmojiProps, AddEmoj
         const genericError = (
             <FormattedMessage
                 id='add_emoji.failedToAdd'
-                defaultMessage='Something when wrong when adding the custom emoji.'
+                defaultMessage='Something went wrong when adding the custom emoji.'
             />
         );
 
diff --git a/webapp/channels/src/i18n/en.json b/webapp/channels/src/i18n/en.json
index 599cb66fa4..bdaf318aac 100644
--- a/webapp/channels/src/i18n/en.json
+++ b/webapp/channels/src/i18n/en.json
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
   "add_command.username.placeholder": "Username",
   "add_emoji.cancel": "Cancel",
   "add_emoji.customNameTaken": "This name is already in use by a custom emoji. Please choose another name.",
-  "add_emoji.failedToAdd": "Something when wrong when adding the custom emoji.",
+  "add_emoji.failedToAdd": "Something went wrong when adding the custom emoji.",
   "add_emoji.header": "Add",
   "add_emoji.image": "Image",
   "add_emoji.image.button": "Select",