diff --git a/bwi/QRCode/PermalinkQRCodeScanner.swift b/bwi/QRCode/PermalinkQRCodeScanner.swift
index df3945181..ef99bf4f9 100644
--- a/bwi/QRCode/PermalinkQRCodeScanner.swift
+++ b/bwi/QRCode/PermalinkQRCodeScanner.swift
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ struct PermalinkQRCodeScanner: View {
         if !BWIBuildSettings.shared.clientPermalinkBaseUrl.isEmpty && qrCode.hasPrefix(BWIBuildSettings.shared.clientPermalinkBaseUrl) {
             presentationMode.wrappedValue.dismiss()
             DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + 1.0) {
-                if let url = URL(string: qrCode) {
+                if let url = NSURLComponents(string: qrCode)?.url {
                     AppDelegate.theDelegate().handleUniversalLinkURL(url)
                 }
             }