diff --git a/components/DualCurrencyInput.tsx b/components/DualCurrencyInput.tsx
index b18958d..373524e 100644
--- a/components/DualCurrencyInput.tsx
+++ b/components/DualCurrencyInput.tsx
@@ -82,6 +82,6 @@ export function DualCurrencyInput({
 const styles = StyleSheet.create({
   amountInput: {
     fontSize: 80,
-    height: 90,
+    height: 100,
   },
 });
diff --git a/components/FocusableCamera.tsx b/components/FocusableCamera.tsx
index 8407cbd..6721156 100644
--- a/components/FocusableCamera.tsx
+++ b/components/FocusableCamera.tsx
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ export function FocusableCamera({ onScanned }: FocusableCameraProps) {
   const handleBarCodeScanned = ({ data }: BarcodeScanningResult) => {
     onScanned(data);
   };
-
   return (
     <CameraView
       onBarcodeScanned={handleBarCodeScanned}
diff --git a/components/QRCodeScanner.tsx b/components/QRCodeScanner.tsx
index bfa903f..7895ea8 100644
--- a/components/QRCodeScanner.tsx
+++ b/components/QRCodeScanner.tsx
@@ -7,24 +7,27 @@ import { Camera } from "expo-camera";
 import { Text } from "~/components/ui/text";
 import { CameraOff } from "./Icons";
 
-type QRCodeScannerProps = {
+interface QRCodeScannerProps {
     onScanned: (data: string) => void;
-};
+    startScanning: boolean;
+}
 
-function QRCodeScanner({ onScanned }: QRCodeScannerProps) {
-    const [isScanning, setScanning] = React.useState(false);
+function QRCodeScanner({ onScanned, startScanning = true }: QRCodeScannerProps) {
+    const [isScanning, setScanning] = React.useState(startScanning);
     const [isLoading, setLoading] = React.useState(false);
     const [permissionStatus, setPermissionStatus] = React.useState(PermissionStatus.UNDETERMINED);
 
     useEffect(() => {
         // Add some timeout to allow the screen transition to finish before
         // starting the camera to avoid stutters
-        setLoading(true);
-        window.setTimeout(async () => {
-            await scan();
-            setLoading(false);
-        }, 200);
-    }, []);
+        if (startScanning) {
+            setLoading(true);
+            window.setTimeout(async () => {
+                await scan();
+                setLoading(false);
+            }, 200);
+        }
+    }, [startScanning]);
 
     async function scan() {
         const { status } = await Camera.requestCameraPermissionsAsync();
@@ -59,9 +62,7 @@ function QRCodeScanner({ onScanned }: QRCodeScannerProps) {
                     </View>
                 }
                 {isScanning && (
-                    <>
-                        <FocusableCamera onScanned={handleScanned} />
-                    </>
+                    <FocusableCamera onScanned={handleScanned} />
                 )}
             </>
             }
diff --git a/pages/send/Send.tsx b/pages/send/Send.tsx
index 095f1ba..313c401 100644
--- a/pages/send/Send.tsx
+++ b/pages/send/Send.tsx
@@ -23,10 +23,22 @@ export function Send() {
   const [isLoading, setLoading] = React.useState(false);
   const [keyboardOpen, setKeyboardOpen] = React.useState(false);
   const [keyboardText, setKeyboardText] = React.useState("");
+  const [startScanning, setStartScanning] = React.useState(false);
 
+  // Delay starting the QR scanner if url has no valid payment info
   useEffect(() => {
     if (url) {
-      loadPayment(url);
+      (async () => {
+        try {
+          const result = await loadPayment(url);
+          setStartScanning(!result);
+        } catch (error) {
+          console.error("failed to load payment", url, error);
+          errorToast(error);
+        }
+      })();
+    } else {
+      setStartScanning(true);
     }
   }, [url]);
 
@@ -55,10 +67,10 @@ export function Send() {
 
   // TODO: Add a property for the human readable version of the url
   // and use it across different send / receive screens (e.g. without "lightning:")
-  async function loadPayment(text: string) {
+  async function loadPayment(text: string): Promise<boolean> {
     if (!text) {
       errorToast(new Error("Your clipboard is empty."));
-      return;
+      return false;
     }
     console.log("loading payment", text);
     const originalText = text;
@@ -92,6 +104,8 @@ export function Send() {
             originalText,
           },
         });
+
+        return true;
       } else {
         // Check if this is a valid invoice
         new Invoice({
@@ -102,12 +116,17 @@ export function Send() {
           pathname: "/send/confirm",
           params: { invoice: text, originalText },
         });
+
+        return true;
       }
     } catch (error) {
       console.error("failed to load payment", originalText, error);
       errorToast(error);
+    } finally {
       setLoading(false);
     }
+
+    return false;
   }
 
   return (
@@ -122,7 +141,7 @@ export function Send() {
         <>
           {!keyboardOpen && (
             <>
-              <QRCodeScanner onScanned={handleScanned} />
+              <QRCodeScanner onScanned={handleScanned} startScanning={startScanning} />
               <View className="flex flex-row items-stretch justify-center gap-4 p-6">
                 <Button
                   onPress={openKeyboard}
diff --git a/pages/settings/wallets/WalletConnection.tsx b/pages/settings/wallets/WalletConnection.tsx
index a8a0d30..945eba4 100644
--- a/pages/settings/wallets/WalletConnection.tsx
+++ b/pages/settings/wallets/WalletConnection.tsx
@@ -36,10 +36,6 @@ export function WalletConnection() {
     return connect(data);
   };
 
-  React.useEffect(() => {
-    scan();
-  }, []);
-
   async function paste() {
     let nostrWalletConnectUrl;
     try {