diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 579d536..bff7809 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "choc",
-  "version": "0.1.8",
+  "version": "0.1.9",
   "module": "src/index.ts",
   "type": "module",
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/src/DTO.ts b/src/DTO.ts
index 823c23a..397a732 100644
--- a/src/DTO.ts
+++ b/src/DTO.ts
@@ -47,12 +47,12 @@ export const DTO = (
           let addFormats = {};
           if (options.withFormats)
             addFormats = {
-              format: formatsHash.get(formats),
+              format: removeEmojis(formatsHash.get(formats)),
             };
           let addCategories = {};
           if (options.withCategories)
             addCategories = {
-              categories: categoriesHash.get(categories),
+              categories: removeEmojis(categoriesHash.get(categories)),
             };
           let addLanguages = {};
           if (options.withLanguages)
diff --git a/src/choc.ts b/src/choc.ts
index 6fb7cae..c924630 100644
--- a/src/choc.ts
+++ b/src/choc.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import type {
   Talk,
   TalkRow,
 } from "./types";
-import { removeEmojis } from "./utils";
 
 const choc = async (file: string, options: Options) => {
   const json = await Bun.file(file).json();
@@ -18,21 +17,21 @@ const choc = async (file: string, options: Options) => {
     const { talks, speakers, formats, categories } = json;
     const formatsHash = new Map<string, string>();
     (formats as Format[]).forEach(({ id, name }) => {
-      formatsHash.set(id, removeEmojis(name));
+      formatsHash.set(id, name);
     });
     const speakerHash = new Map<string, SpeakerData>();
     (speakers as Speaker[]).forEach(
       ({ uid, displayName, company, address }) => {
         speakerHash.set(uid, {
-          name: removeEmojis(displayName),
-          company: removeEmojis(company ?? ""),
-          address: removeEmojis(address?.formattedAddress ?? ""),
+          name: displayName,
+          company: company ?? "",
+          address: address?.formattedAddress ?? "",
         });
       }
     );
     const categoriesHash = new Map<string, string>();
     (categories as Format[]).forEach(({ id, name }) => {
-      categoriesHash.set(id, removeEmojis(name));
+      categoriesHash.set(id, name);
     });
     const talksLines = (talks as Talk[]).sort((a, b) =>
       a.rating <= b.rating ? 1 : -1
diff --git a/src/utils.ts b/src/utils.ts
index ab9d4a7..6b093fd 100644
--- a/src/utils.ts
+++ b/src/utils.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@ export const splitString = (str: string, n: number): string[] => {
   return result;
 };
 
-export const removeEmojis = (str: string): string => {
-  return str?.replace(/[^\p{L}\p{N}\p{P}\p{Z}^$\n]/gu, "").trim();
+export const removeEmojis = (str: string | undefined): string => {
+  return str?.replace(/[^\p{L}\p{N}\p{P}\p{Z}^$\n]/gu, "").trim() || "";
 };