diff --git a/web/src/sidebar_ui.ts b/web/src/sidebar_ui.ts
index 0a5acbb6fa..592fd53721 100644
--- a/web/src/sidebar_ui.ts
+++ b/web/src/sidebar_ui.ts
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ export function initialize_right_sidebar(): void {
     $("#buddy-list-users-matching-view").on("mouseenter", ".user_sidebar_entry", (e) => {
         const $status_emoji = $(e.target).closest(".user_sidebar_entry").find("img.status-emoji");
         if ($status_emoji.length) {
-            const animated_url = $status_emoji.data("animated-url");
+            const animated_url = $status_emoji.attr("data-animated-url");
             if (animated_url) {
                 $status_emoji.attr("src", animated_url);
             }
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ export function initialize_right_sidebar(): void {
     $("#buddy-list-users-matching-view").on("mouseleave", ".user_sidebar_entry", (e) => {
         const $status_emoji = $(e.target).closest(".user_sidebar_entry").find("img.status-emoji");
         if ($status_emoji.length) {
-            const still_url = $status_emoji.data("still-url");
+            const still_url = $status_emoji.attr("data-still-url");
             if (still_url) {
                 $status_emoji.attr("src", still_url);
             }