diff --git a/config.template b/config.template
index 484efb7..6ccb6e6 100644
--- a/config.template
+++ b/config.template
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ welcome_message = MeshBot, here for you like a friend who is not. Try sending: p
 whoami = True
 # enable or disable the Joke module
 DadJokes = True
+DadJokesEmoji = False
 # enable or disable the Solar module
 spaceWeather = True
 # enable or disable the wikipedia search module
diff --git a/modules/games/joke.py b/modules/games/joke.py
index 2e70f36..c838779 100644
--- a/modules/games/joke.py
+++ b/modules/games/joke.py
@@ -117,6 +117,10 @@ def sendWithEmoji(message):
 
 def tell_joke(nodeID=0):
     dadjoke = Dadjoke()
-    renderedLaugh = sendWithEmoji(dadjoke.joke)
+
+    if dad_jokes_emojiJokes:
+        renderedLaugh = sendWithEmoji(dadjoke.joke)
+    else:
+        renderedLaugh = dadjoke.joke
     return renderedLaugh
 
diff --git a/modules/settings.py b/modules/settings.py
index 12c57c9..4e7afc1 100644
--- a/modules/settings.py
+++ b/modules/settings.py
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ try:
     lheardCmdIgnoreNode = config['general'].get('lheardCmdIgnoreNode', '').split(',')
     whoami_enabled = config['general'].getboolean('whoami', True)
     dad_jokes_enabled = config['general'].getboolean('DadJokes', False)
+    dad_jokes_emojiJokes = config['general'].getboolean('DadJokesEmoji', False)
     solar_conditions_enabled = config['general'].getboolean('spaceWeather', True)
     wikipedia_enabled = config['general'].getboolean('wikipedia', False)
     llm_enabled = config['general'].getboolean('ollama', False) # https://ollama.com