diff --git a/generate.py b/generate.py
index 2520a91..f41dbab 100755
--- a/generate.py
+++ b/generate.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import quopri
 import requests
 import json
 import subprocess
+import re
 from pprint import pprint
 
 CONFIG_FILE = "generator.conf"
@@ -42,10 +43,20 @@ def get_body_text(msg):
                 payload = quopri.decodestring(payload.encode("ascii")).decode(part.get_content_charset("utf-8"))
             return payload
 
+# from https://stackoverflow.com/a/49986645
+def deEmojify(text):
+    regrex_pattern = re.compile(pattern = "["
+        u"\U0001F600-\U0001F64F"  # emoticons
+        u"\U0001F300-\U0001F5FF"  # symbols & pictographs
+        u"\U0001F680-\U0001F6FF"  # transport & map symbols
+        u"\U0001F1E0-\U0001F1FF"  # flags (iOS)
+                           "]+", flags = re.UNICODE)
+    return regrex_pattern.sub(r'',text)
+
 class Top:
     def __init__(self, title=None, sender=None, body=None, protostub=None, message=None):
         if message:
-            self.title = decode_header(message["Subject"][6:])
+            self.title = deEmojify(decode_header(message["Subject"][6:]))
             real_name, address = email.utils.parseaddr(message["From"])
             real_name = decode_header(real_name)
             self.sender = real_name or address