diff --git a/web/src/emoji.js b/web/src/emoji.js
index 5c443fbec9..b6ba07c0e0 100644
--- a/web/src/emoji.js
+++ b/web/src/emoji.js
@@ -217,29 +217,27 @@ export function get_emoji_details_by_name(emoji_name) {
         throw new Error("Emoji name must be passed.");
     }
 
-    const emoji_info = {emoji_name};
-
     if (active_realm_emojis.has(emoji_name)) {
-        if (emoji_name === "zulip") {
-            emoji_info.reaction_type = "zulip_extra_emoji";
-        } else {
-            emoji_info.reaction_type = "realm_emoji";
-        }
         const emoji_code_info = active_realm_emojis.get(emoji_name);
-        emoji_info.emoji_code = emoji_code_info.id;
-        emoji_info.url = emoji_code_info.emoji_url;
-        if (emoji_code_info.still_url) {
-            emoji_info.still_url = emoji_code_info.still_url;
-        }
-    } else {
-        const codepoint = get_emoji_codepoint(emoji_name);
-        if (codepoint === undefined) {
-            throw new Error("Bad emoji name: " + emoji_name);
-        }
-        emoji_info.reaction_type = "unicode_emoji";
-        emoji_info.emoji_code = codepoint;
+        return {
+            emoji_name,
+            emoji_code: emoji_code_info.id,
+            url: emoji_code_info.emoji_url,
+            still_url: emoji_code_info.still_url,
+            reaction_type: emoji_name === "zulip" ? "zulip_extra_emoji" : "realm_emoji",
+        };
     }
-    return emoji_info;
+
+    const codepoint = get_emoji_codepoint(emoji_name);
+    if (codepoint === undefined) {
+        throw new Error("Bad emoji name: " + emoji_name);
+    }
+
+    return {
+        emoji_name,
+        reaction_type: "unicode_emoji",
+        emoji_code: codepoint,
+    };
 }
 
 export function get_emoji_details_for_rendering(opts) {
diff --git a/web/tests/emoji.test.js b/web/tests/emoji.test.js
index 9186d480c8..f84964be66 100644
--- a/web/tests/emoji.test.js
+++ b/web/tests/emoji.test.js
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ run_test("get_emoji_details_by_name", () => {
         reaction_type: "zulip_extra_emoji",
         emoji_code: "zulip",
         url: "/static/generated/emoji/images/emoji/unicode/zulip.png",
+        still_url: null,
     });
 
     // Test adding realm emoji.
@@ -97,6 +98,7 @@ run_test("get_emoji_details_by_name", () => {
         reaction_type: "realm_emoji",
         emoji_code: "102",
         url: "/some/path/to/emoji",
+        still_url: null,
     });
 
     // Test sending without emoji name.
diff --git a/web/tests/reactions.test.js b/web/tests/reactions.test.js
index f9f30a2749..e4d966a8f4 100644
--- a/web/tests/reactions.test.js
+++ b/web/tests/reactions.test.js
@@ -358,6 +358,7 @@ test("sending", ({override, override_rewire}) => {
             reaction_type: "zulip_extra_emoji",
             emoji_name: "zulip",
             emoji_code: "zulip",
+            still_url: null,
             url: "/static/generated/emoji/images/emoji/unicode/zulip.png",
         });
     }