diff --git a/packages/web/src/javascripts/Controllers/Navigation/NavigationController.ts b/packages/web/src/javascripts/Controllers/Navigation/NavigationController.ts
index b549ad560..b5d5a5449 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/javascripts/Controllers/Navigation/NavigationController.ts
+++ b/packages/web/src/javascripts/Controllers/Navigation/NavigationController.ts
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ export class NavigationController
   public setIcon(tag: SNTag, icon: VectorIconNameOrEmoji) {
     this.application.mutator
       .changeAndSaveItem<TagMutator>(tag, (mutator) => {
-        mutator.iconString = icon
+        mutator.iconString = icon as string
       })
       .catch(console.error)
   }