diff --git a/src/modules/config.js b/src/modules/config.js
index 4a63e68370..4ee3f9a78b 100644
--- a/src/modules/config.js
+++ b/src/modules/config.js
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ export const defaultState = {
   sidebarColumnWidth: '25rem',
   contentColumnWidth: '45rem',
   notifsColumnWidth: '25rem',
-  emojiReactionsScale: 3.0,
+  emojiReactionsScale: 1.5,
   navbarColumnStretch: false,
   greentext: undefined, // instance default
   useAtIcon: undefined, // instance default