diff --git a/.woodpecker/dockerHubTag.yml b/.woodpecker/dockerHubTag.yml
index 4294e1a581..fdead7a977 100644
--- a/.woodpecker/dockerHubTag.yml
+++ b/.woodpecker/dockerHubTag.yml
@@ -17,5 +17,3 @@ pipeline:
       event: tag
       tag: v*
 
-depends_on:
-  - prSecurityCheck
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/misc/reaction-lib.ts b/packages/backend/src/misc/reaction-lib.ts
index 5fd47aab70..a61c0a1198 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/misc/reaction-lib.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/misc/reaction-lib.ts
@@ -72,6 +72,13 @@ export async function toDbReaction(
 	// Convert old heart to new
 	if (reaction === "♥️") return "❤️";
 
+	// Allow unicode reactions
+	const match = emojiRegex.exec(reaction);
+	if (match) {
+		const unicode = match[0];
+		return unicode;
+	}
+
 	const custom = reaction.match(/^:([\w+-]+)(?:@\.)?:$/);
 	if (custom) {
 		const name = custom[1];