diff --git a/src/cogs/auto_responder.py b/src/cogs/auto_responder.py
index fc9aba0..4451161 100644
--- a/src/cogs/auto_responder.py
+++ b/src/cogs/auto_responder.py
@@ -366,19 +366,25 @@ class AutoResponder(commands.Cog):
                     extra = [attachment.url for attachment in reaction.message.attachments]
                 if self.allow_on_demand_transcoding:
                     await self.transcode_hevc_to_h264(reaction.message, additional=extra)
-            if reaction.emoji == "\U0001f310":
+            elif str(reaction.emoji) == "\U0001f310":
                 if reaction.message.id not in self.lmgtfy_cache:
                     url = "https://lmddgtfy.net/?q=" + quote_plus(reaction.message.content)
                     m = await reaction.message.reply(f"[Here's the answer to your question]({url})")
                     await m.edit(suppress=True)
                     self.lmgtfy_cache.append(reaction.message.id)
         
-            if reaction.emoji == "\N{wastebasket}":
+            elif str(reaction.emoji)[0] == "\N{wastebasket}":
                 if reaction.message.channel.permissions_for(reaction.message.guild.me).manage_messages:
+                    self.log.info("Deleting message %s (Wastebasket)" % reaction.message.jump_url)
                     await reaction.message.delete(
                         reason="%s requested deletion of message" % user,
                         delay=0.2
                     )
+                else:
+                    self.log.warning(
+                        "Unable to delete message %s (wastebasket) - missing permissions",
+                        reaction.message.jump_url
+                    )
 
     @commands.Cog.listener("on_raw_reaction_add")
     async def on_raw_reaction_add(self, payload: discord.RawReactionActionEvent):