diff --git a/changelog.d/emoji-use-v1.fix b/changelog.d/emoji-use-v1.fix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ccc96b377e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/emoji-use-v1.fix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Make remote emoji packs API use specifically the V1 URL. Akkoma does not understand it without V1, and it works either way with normal pleroma, so no reason to not do this
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diff --git a/lib/pleroma/emoji/pack.ex b/lib/pleroma/emoji/pack.ex
index 6e58f88981..49bb937998 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/emoji/pack.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/emoji/pack.ex
@@ -209,7 +209,9 @@ def list_remote(opts) do
 
     with :ok <- validate_shareable_packs_available(uri) do
       uri
-      |> URI.merge("/api/pleroma/emoji/packs?page=#{opts[:page]}&page_size=#{opts[:page_size]}")
+      |> URI.merge(
+        "/api/v1/pleroma/emoji/packs?page=#{opts[:page]}&page_size=#{opts[:page_size]}"
+      )
       |> http_get()
     end
   end
@@ -250,7 +252,7 @@ def download(name, url, as) do
 
     with :ok <- validate_shareable_packs_available(uri),
          {:ok, remote_pack} <-
-           uri |> URI.merge("/api/pleroma/emoji/pack?name=#{name}") |> http_get(),
+           uri |> URI.merge("/api/v1/pleroma/emoji/pack?name=#{name}") |> http_get(),
          {:ok, %{sha: sha, url: url} = pack_info} <- fetch_pack_info(remote_pack, uri, name),
          {:ok, archive} <- download_archive(url, sha),
          pack <- copy_as(remote_pack, as || name),
@@ -592,7 +594,7 @@ defp fetch_pack_info(remote_pack, uri, name) do
         {:ok,
          %{
            sha: sha,
-           url: URI.merge(uri, "/api/pleroma/emoji/packs/archive?name=#{name}") |> to_string()
+           url: URI.merge(uri, "/api/v1/pleroma/emoji/packs/archive?name=#{name}") |> to_string()
          }}
 
       %{"fallback-src" => src, "fallback-src-sha256" => sha} when is_binary(src) ->