diff --git a/telegram-application/src/core/tg_service/utils.py b/telegram-application/src/core/tg_service/utils.py
index cc275fa..3ccc14d 100644
--- a/telegram-application/src/core/tg_service/utils.py
+++ b/telegram-application/src/core/tg_service/utils.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def check_message_condition(
         if 'bot' in message.from_user.username.lower():
             return False
 
-    emoji_count = emoji.emoji_count(message.text)
+    emoji_count = emoji.emoji_count(str(message.text))
     if emoji_count > 3:
         return False