diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/interface/custom/custom_component/component.py b/src/backend/langflow/interface/custom/custom_component/component.py
index 8f8fa122a..e2d84ed70 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/interface/custom/custom_component/component.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/interface/custom/custom_component/component.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import operator
 import warnings
 from typing import Any, ClassVar, Optional
 
+import emoji
 from cachetools import TTLCache, cachedmethod
 from fastapi import HTTPException
 from langflow.interface.custom.code_parser import CodeParser
@@ -34,6 +35,10 @@ class Component:
             else:
                 setattr(self, key, value)
 
+        # Validate the emoji at the icon field
+        if self.icon:
+            self.icon = self.validate_icon(self.icon)
+
     def __setattr__(self, key, value):
         if key == "_user_id" and hasattr(self, "_user_id"):
             warnings.warn("user_id is immutable and cannot be changed.")
@@ -82,9 +87,21 @@ class Component:
                     template_config["documentation"] = ast.literal_eval(item_value)
 
                 elif "icon" in item_name:
-                    template_config["icon"] = ast.literal_eval(item_value)
+                    icon_str = ast.literal_eval(item_value)
+                    template_config["icon"] = self.validate_icon(icon_str)
 
         return template_config
 
+    def validate_icon(self, value: str):
+        # we are going to use the emoji library to validate the emoji
+        # emojis can be defined using the :emoji_name: syntax
+        if not value.startswith(":") or not value.endswith(":"):
+            raise ValueError("Invalid emoji. Please use the :emoji_name: syntax.")
+
+        emoji_value = emoji.emojize(value, variant="emoji_type")
+        if value == emoji_value:
+            raise ValueError(f"Invalid emoji. {value} is not a valid emoji.")
+        return emoji_value
+
     def build(self, *args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> Any:
         raise NotImplementedError
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/interface/custom/custom_component/custom_component.py b/src/backend/langflow/interface/custom/custom_component/custom_component.py
index 46024b1e7..f4cbf5ea5 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/interface/custom/custom_component/custom_component.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/interface/custom/custom_component/custom_component.py
@@ -2,15 +2,15 @@ import operator
 from typing import Any, Callable, ClassVar, List, Optional, Union
 from uuid import UUID
 
-import emoji
-from langflow.interface.custom.custom_component.component import Component
 import yaml
 from cachetools import TTLCache, cachedmethod
 from fastapi import HTTPException
+
 from langflow.interface.custom.code_parser.utils import (
     extract_inner_type_from_generic_alias,
     extract_union_types_from_generic_alias,
 )
+from langflow.interface.custom.custom_component.component import Component
 from langflow.services.database.models.flow import Flow
 from langflow.services.database.utils import session_getter
 from langflow.services.deps import get_credential_service, get_db_service
@@ -41,21 +41,6 @@ class CustomComponent(Component):
         self.cache = TTLCache(maxsize=1024, ttl=60)
         super().__init__(**data)
 
-        # Validate the emoji at the icon field
-        if self.icon:
-            self.icon = self.validate_icon(self.icon)
-
-    def validate_icon(self, value: str):
-        # we are going to use the emoji library to validate the emoji
-        # emojis can be defined using the :emoji_name: syntax
-        if not value.startswith(":") or not value.endswith(":"):
-            raise ValueError("Invalid emoji. Please use the :emoji_name: syntax.")
-
-        emoji_value = emoji.emojize(value)
-        if value == emoji_value:
-            raise ValueError(f"Invalid emoji. {value} is not a valid emoji.")
-        return emoji_value
-
     def custom_repr(self):
         if self.repr_value == "":
             self.repr_value = self.status