diff --git a/src/controllers/filters/lang/Filter.cpp b/src/controllers/filters/lang/Filter.cpp
index aa1dc0f3430..1eb71e1b871 100644
--- a/src/controllers/filters/lang/Filter.cpp
+++ b/src/controllers/filters/lang/Filter.cpp
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ ContextMap buildContextMap(const MessagePtr &m, chatterino::Channel *channel)
 
     /* 
      * Looking to add a new identifier to filters? Here's what to do: 
-     *  1. Update validIdentifiersMap in Tokenizer.hpp
+     *  1. Update validIdentifiersMap in Tokenizer.cpp
      *  2. Add the identifier to the list below
      *  3. Add the type of the identifier to MESSAGE_TYPING_CONTEXT in Filter.hpp
      *  4. Add the value for the identifier to the ContextMap returned by this function
diff --git a/src/controllers/filters/lang/Tokenizer.cpp b/src/controllers/filters/lang/Tokenizer.cpp
index 602e145dd10..09e2e65a633 100644
--- a/src/controllers/filters/lang/Tokenizer.cpp
+++ b/src/controllers/filters/lang/Tokenizer.cpp
@@ -16,39 +16,44 @@ const QRegularExpression TOKEN_REGEX(
 
 namespace chatterino::filters {
 
-extern const QMap<QString, QString> validIdentifiersMap = {
-    {"author.badges", "author badges"},
-    {"author.color", "author color"},
-    {"author.name", "author name"},
-    {"author.no_color", "author has no color?"},
-    {"author.subbed", "author subscribed?"},
-    {"author.sub_length", "author sub length"},
-    {"channel.name", "channel name"},
-    {"channel.watching", "/watching channel?"},
-    {"channel.live", "channel live?"},
-    {"flags.action", "action/me message?"},
-    {"flags.highlighted", "highlighted?"},
-    {"flags.points_redeemed", "redeemed points?"},
-    {"flags.sub_message", "sub/resub message?"},
-    {"flags.system_message", "system message?"},
-    {"flags.reward_message", "channel point reward message?"},
-    {"flags.first_message", "first message?"},
-    {"flags.elevated_message", "hype chat message?"},
-    // Ideally these values are unique, because ChannelFilterEditorDialog::ValueSpecifier::expressionText depends on
-    // std::map layout in Qt 6 and internal implementation in Qt 5.
-    {"flags.hype_chat", "hype chat message?"},
-    {"flags.cheer_message", "cheer message?"},
-    {"flags.whisper", "whisper message?"},
-    {"flags.reply", "reply message?"},
-    {"flags.automod", "automod message?"},
-    {"flags.restricted", "restricted message?"},
-    {"flags.monitored", "monitored message?"},
-    {"message.content", "message text"},
-    {"message.length", "message length"},
-    {"reward.title", "point reward title"},
-    {"reward.cost", "point reward cost"},
-    {"reward.id", "point reward id"},
-};
+const QMap<QString, QString> &validIdentifiersMap()
+{
+    static const QMap<QString, QString> map = {
+        {"author.badges", "author badges"},
+        {"author.color", "author color"},
+        {"author.name", "author name"},
+        {"author.no_color", "author has no color?"},
+        {"author.subbed", "author subscribed?"},
+        {"author.sub_length", "author sub length"},
+        {"channel.name", "channel name"},
+        {"channel.watching", "/watching channel?"},
+        {"channel.live", "channel live?"},
+        {"flags.action", "action/me message?"},
+        {"flags.highlighted", "highlighted?"},
+        {"flags.points_redeemed", "redeemed points?"},
+        {"flags.sub_message", "sub/resub message?"},
+        {"flags.system_message", "system message?"},
+        {"flags.reward_message", "channel point reward message?"},
+        {"flags.first_message", "first message?"},
+        {"flags.elevated_message", "hype chat message?"},
+        // Ideally these values are unique, because ChannelFilterEditorDialog::ValueSpecifier::expressionText depends on
+        // std::map layout in Qt 6 and internal implementation in Qt 5.
+        {"flags.hype_chat", "hype chat message?"},
+        {"flags.cheer_message", "cheer message?"},
+        {"flags.whisper", "whisper message?"},
+        {"flags.reply", "reply message?"},
+        {"flags.automod", "automod message?"},
+        {"flags.restricted", "restricted message?"},
+        {"flags.monitored", "monitored message?"},
+        {"message.content", "message text"},
+        {"message.length", "message length"},
+        {"reward.title", "point reward title"},
+        {"reward.cost", "point reward cost"},
+        {"reward.id", "point reward id"},
+    };
+
+    return map;
+}
 
 QString tokenTypeToInfoString(TokenType type)
 {
@@ -324,7 +329,7 @@ TokenType Tokenizer::tokenize(const QString &text)
             return TokenType::STRING;
         }
 
-        if (validIdentifiersMap.keys().contains(text))
+        if (validIdentifiersMap().keys().contains(text))
         {
             return TokenType::IDENTIFIER;
         }
diff --git a/src/controllers/filters/lang/Tokenizer.hpp b/src/controllers/filters/lang/Tokenizer.hpp
index 9528baea2c2..b2b93a8b595 100644
--- a/src/controllers/filters/lang/Tokenizer.hpp
+++ b/src/controllers/filters/lang/Tokenizer.hpp
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 namespace chatterino::filters {
 
-extern const QMap<QString, QString> validIdentifiersMap;
+const QMap<QString, QString> &validIdentifiersMap();
 
 enum TokenType {
     // control
diff --git a/src/messages/Emote.hpp b/src/messages/Emote.hpp
index 0269b023609..d0861849bfe 100644
--- a/src/messages/Emote.hpp
+++ b/src/messages/Emote.hpp
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class EmoteMap : public std::unordered_map<EmoteName, EmotePtr>
                                        const QString &emoteID) const;
 };
 
-const std::shared_ptr<const EmoteMap> EMPTY_EMOTE_MAP = std::make_shared<
+inline const std::shared_ptr<const EmoteMap> EMPTY_EMOTE_MAP = std::make_shared<
     const EmoteMap>();  // NOLINT(cert-err58-cpp) -- assume this doesn't throw an exception
 
 EmotePtr cachedOrMakeEmotePtr(Emote &&emote, const EmoteMap &cache);
diff --git a/src/widgets/dialogs/ChannelFilterEditorDialog.cpp b/src/widgets/dialogs/ChannelFilterEditorDialog.cpp
index 85a778546ac..9856ae6160f 100644
--- a/src/widgets/dialogs/ChannelFilterEditorDialog.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/dialogs/ChannelFilterEditorDialog.cpp
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ ChannelFilterEditorDialog::ValueSpecifier::ValueSpecifier()
     this->typeCombo_->insertItems(
         0, {"Constant Text", "Constant Number", "Variable"});
 
-    this->varCombo_->insertItems(0, filters::validIdentifiersMap.values());
+    this->varCombo_->insertItems(0, filters::validIdentifiersMap().values());
 
     this->layout_->addWidget(this->typeCombo_);
     this->layout_->addWidget(this->varCombo_, 1);
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ void ChannelFilterEditorDialog::ValueSpecifier::setValue(const QString &value)
     if (this->typeCombo_->currentIndex() == 2)
     {
         this->varCombo_->setCurrentText(
-            filters::validIdentifiersMap.value(value));
+            filters::validIdentifiersMap().value(value));
     }
     else
     {
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ QString ChannelFilterEditorDialog::ValueSpecifier::expressionText()
         case 1:  // number
             return this->valueInput_->text();
         case 2:  // variable
-            return filters::validIdentifiersMap.key(
+            return filters::validIdentifiersMap().key(
                 this->varCombo_->currentText());
         default:
             return "";
diff --git a/tests/src/Emojis.cpp b/tests/src/Emojis.cpp
index 42df110a426..a5df094e40b 100644
--- a/tests/src/Emojis.cpp
+++ b/tests/src/Emojis.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "providers/emoji/Emojis.hpp"
 
 #include "common/Literals.hpp"
+#include "messages/Emote.hpp"
 #include "Test.hpp"
 
 #include <QDebug>
@@ -15,6 +16,9 @@ TEST(Emojis, ShortcodeParsing)
 
     emojis.load();
 
+    ASSERT_NE(EMPTY_EMOTE_MAP, nullptr);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(EMPTY_EMOTE_MAP->empty());
+
     struct TestCase {
         QString input;
         QString expectedOutput;