diff --git a/public/scripts/extensions/expressions/index.js b/public/scripts/extensions/expressions/index.js
index 2cca2ea70..b10d674d7 100644
--- a/public/scripts/extensions/expressions/index.js
+++ b/public/scripts/extensions/expressions/index.js
@@ -1020,12 +1020,12 @@ function parseLlmResponse(emotionResponse, labels) {
         const parsedEmotion = JSON.parse(emotionResponse);
         return parsedEmotion?.emotion ?? fallbackExpression;
     } catch {
-        const fuse = new Fuse([emotionResponse]);
-        for (const label of labels) {
-            const result = fuse.search(label);
-            if (result.length > 0) {
-                return label;
-            }
+        const fuse = new Fuse(labels, {includeScore: true});
+        console.debug("Using fuzzy search in labels: " + labels.join(', '))
+        const result = fuse.search(emotionResponse);
+        if (result.length > 0) {
+            console.debug("fuzzy search found: " + result[0].item + " as closest for the LLM response: " + emotionResponse)
+            return result[0].item;
         }
     }