diff --git a/fishctl/src/config/server.rs b/fishctl/src/config/server.rs
index c491386..7b46177 100644
--- a/fishctl/src/config/server.rs
+++ b/fishctl/src/config/server.rs
@@ -190,6 +190,11 @@ fn validate_email_struct(value: &Email) -> Result<(), ValidationError> {
 fn validate_emoji(value: &str) -> Result<(), ValidationError> {
     let error = Err(ValidationError::new("not a Unicode emoji or :emoji_code:"));
 
+    // "star", "heart", "good" are explicitly allowed
+    if ["star", "heart", "good"].contains(&value) {
+        return Ok(());
+    }
+
     // check if `value` is a Unicode emoji
     if emojis::get(value).is_some() {
         return Ok(());