diff --git a/src/ApiClient/Constants.cs b/src/ApiClient/Constants.cs
index 2e03b746a..c793b836a 100644
--- a/src/ApiClient/Constants.cs
+++ b/src/ApiClient/Constants.cs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ public class Constants
     public const string RewardsAppClientName_MobileApp = "MobileApp";
 
     // QR Code Constants (e.g. sswrewards://redeem?code={{ach:123456 in base64}})
-    public const string RewardsQRCodeProtocol = "sswrewards://";
+    public const string RewardsQRCodeProtocol = "sswrewards";
     public const string RewardsQRCodeProtocolQueryName = "code";
 
     public const string RewardsQRCodeAchievementPrefix = "ach:";
diff --git a/src/MobileUI/Features/Scanner/ScanViewModel.cs b/src/MobileUI/Features/Scanner/ScanViewModel.cs
index 727be91f0..14cd5ac02 100644
--- a/src/MobileUI/Features/Scanner/ScanViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/MobileUI/Features/Scanner/ScanViewModel.cs
@@ -136,22 +136,22 @@ public void SetSegment(ScanPageSegments segment)
     [RelayCommand]
     private void DetectionFinished(BarcodeResult[] result)
     {
-        // the handler is called on a thread-pool thread
-        App.Current.Dispatcher.Dispatch(() =>
+        if (!IsCameraEnabled || result.Length == 0)
         {
-            if (!IsCameraEnabled || result.Length == 0)
-            {
-                return;
-            }
+            return;
+        }
 
-            // Go through all detected barcodes and find the first valid QR code.
-            var validBarCode = result.FirstOrDefault(x => _resultViewModel.IsQRCodeValid(x?.RawValue));
-            string rawValue = validBarCode?.RawValue;
-            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(rawValue))
-            {
-                return;
-            }
+        // Go through all detected barcodes and find the first valid QR code.
+        var validBarCode = result.FirstOrDefault(x => _resultViewModel.IsQRCodeValid(x?.RawValue));
+        string rawValue = validBarCode?.RawValue;
+        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(rawValue))
+        {
+            return;
+        }
 
+        // the handler is called on a thread-pool thread
+        App.Current.Dispatcher.Dispatch(() =>
+        {
             IsCameraEnabled = false;
             
             var popup = new PopupPages.ScanResult(_resultViewModel, rawValue);
diff --git a/src/MobileUI/Platforms/Android/AndroidManifest.xml b/src/MobileUI/Platforms/Android/AndroidManifest.xml
index e54a61b93..c00bd9f58 100644
--- a/src/MobileUI/Platforms/Android/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/src/MobileUI/Platforms/Android/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" package="com.ssw.consulting" android:versionCode="83" android:versionName="3.0.44">
+<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" package="com.ssw.consulting" android:versionCode="84" android:versionName="3.0.45">
 	<application android:allowBackup="false" android:icon="@mipmap/icon_android_dark" android:supportsRtl="true" android:label="SSW Rewards">
 		<meta-data android:name="google_analytics_automatic_screen_reporting_enabled" android:value="false" />
 	</application>
diff --git a/src/MobileUI/Platforms/iOS/Info.plist b/src/MobileUI/Platforms/iOS/Info.plist
index 3d4e554f6..97ac8a203 100644
--- a/src/MobileUI/Platforms/iOS/Info.plist
+++ b/src/MobileUI/Platforms/iOS/Info.plist
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 	<key>CFBundleVersion</key>
 	<string>1</string>
 	<key>CFBundleShortVersionString</key>
-	<string>3.0.44</string>
+	<string>3.0.45</string>
 	<key>ITSAppUsesNonExemptEncryption</key>
 	<false/>
 	<key>LSApplicationQueriesSchemes</key>
diff --git a/src/MobileUI/Services/ScannerService.cs b/src/MobileUI/Services/ScannerService.cs
index 076dcee35..ed33c6bf1 100644
--- a/src/MobileUI/Services/ScannerService.cs
+++ b/src/MobileUI/Services/ScannerService.cs
@@ -194,9 +194,8 @@ public async Task<ScanResponseViewModel> ValidateQRCodeAsync(string rawQRCodeDat
 
     private static (string decodedCode, string codeToSend) DecodeQRCode(string qrCodeData)
     {
-        if (qrCodeData.StartsWith(ApiClientConstants.RewardsQRCodeProtocol))
+        if (qrCodeData.StartsWith(ApiClientConstants.RewardsQRCodeProtocol) && Uri.TryCreate(qrCodeData, UriKind.Absolute, out Uri uri))
         {
-            var uri = new Uri(qrCodeData);
             var queryDictionary = System.Web.HttpUtility.ParseQueryString(uri.Query);
             qrCodeData = queryDictionary.Get(ApiClientConstants.RewardsQRCodeProtocolQueryName);
         }