diff --git a/conversejs/custom/shared/styles/_peertubetheme.scss b/conversejs/custom/shared/styles/_peertubetheme.scss
index 55bd9643..bb517852 100644
--- a/conversejs/custom/shared/styles/_peertubetheme.scss
+++ b/conversejs/custom/shared/styles/_peertubetheme.scss
@@ -136,16 +136,16 @@
     img.emoji {
       width: unset !important;
       height: unset !important;
-      max-height: 3em !important; // and no max-width
+      max-height: 4.25em !important; // and no max-width
     }
 
     // underline links in chat messages
     a[href] {
-      text-decoration: none;
+      text-decoration: none !important;
       color: #f57200 !important;
 
       &:hover {
-        text-decoration: underline;
+        text-decoration: underline !important;
         color: #D16100 !important;
       }
     }