diff --git a/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/keyboard/emoji/EmojiPalettesView.java b/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/keyboard/emoji/EmojiPalettesView.java
index de8d103235..534483c984 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/keyboard/emoji/EmojiPalettesView.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/keyboard/emoji/EmojiPalettesView.java
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ private void initDictionaryFacilitator() {
         }
     }
 
-    private static void closeDictionaryFacilitator() {
+    public static void closeDictionaryFacilitator() {
         if (sDictionaryFacilitator != null) {
             sDictionaryFacilitator.closeDictionaries();
             sDictionaryFacilitator = null;
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/latin/LatinIME.java b/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/latin/LatinIME.java
index afbe7b4a68..e0b672b59f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/latin/LatinIME.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/latin/LatinIME.java
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 import helium314.keyboard.event.HapticEvent;
 import helium314.keyboard.keyboard.KeyboardActionListener;
 import helium314.keyboard.keyboard.KeyboardActionListenerImpl;
+import helium314.keyboard.keyboard.emoji.EmojiPalettesView;
 import helium314.keyboard.keyboard.internal.KeyboardIconsSet;
 import helium314.keyboard.keyboard.internal.keyboard_parser.floris.KeyCode;
 import helium314.keyboard.latin.common.InsetsOutlineProvider;
@@ -666,6 +667,7 @@ private void resetDictionaryFacilitator(@NonNull final Locale locale) {
         mDictionaryFacilitator.resetDictionaries(this, mDictionaryFacilitator.getMainLocale(),
                 settingsValues.mUseContactsDictionary, settingsValues.mUseAppsDictionary,
                 settingsValues.mUsePersonalizedDicts, true, "", this);
+        EmojiPalettesView.closeDictionaryFacilitator();
     }
 
     // used for debug