diff --git a/telegram/utils.go b/telegram/utils.go
index 5b0e2ca..00bf93f 100644
--- a/telegram/utils.go
+++ b/telegram/utils.go
@@ -376,8 +376,8 @@ func (c *Client) formatLocation(location *client.Location) string {
 
 func (c *Client) messageToText(message *client.Message) string {
 	if message.Content == nil {
-		log.Warnf("Unknown message (big emoji?): %#v", message)
-		return "<BIG EMOJI>"
+		log.Warnf("Unknown message: %#v", message)
+		return "<empty message>"
 	}
 
 	markupFunction := formatter.EntityToXEP0393
@@ -385,6 +385,9 @@ func (c *Client) messageToText(message *client.Message) string {
 	case client.TypeMessageSticker:
 		sticker, _ := message.Content.(*client.MessageSticker)
 		return sticker.Sticker.Emoji
+	case client.TypeMessageAnimatedEmoji:
+		animatedEmoji, _ := message.Content.(*client.MessageAnimatedEmoji)
+		return animatedEmoji.Emoji
 	case client.TypeMessageBasicGroupChatCreate, client.TypeMessageSupergroupChatCreate:
 		return "has created chat"
 	case client.TypeMessageChatJoinByLink: