diff --git a/main/displays/menus/networksettingsmenu.cpp b/main/displays/menus/networksettingsmenu.cpp
index 99c1ede..0494c73 100644
--- a/main/displays/menus/networksettingsmenu.cpp
+++ b/main/displays/menus/networksettingsmenu.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 // local includes
 #include "displays/qrdisplay.h"
 #include "globals.h"
+#include "utils.h"
 #include "settingsmenu.h"
 #include "texthelpers/networktexthelpers.h"
 #include "wifiapsettingsmenu.h"
@@ -52,6 +53,6 @@ void NetworkSettingsMenu::back()
 
 void NetworkAccessPointQRAction::triggered()
 {
-    std::string qr = fmt::format("WIFI:T:WPA;S:{};P:{};H:;", configs.wifiApName.value, configs.wifiApKey.value);
+    std::string qr = fmt::format("WIFI:T:{};S:{};P:{};H:;", get_wifi_security_string(configs.wifiApAuthmode.value), configs.wifiApName.value, configs.wifiApKey.value);
     espgui::switchScreen<QrDisplay<NetworkSettingsMenu>>(qr);
 }
diff --git a/main/displays/qrdisplay.cpp b/main/displays/qrdisplay.cpp
index c7f8cc3..2663d71 100644
--- a/main/displays/qrdisplay.cpp
+++ b/main/displays/qrdisplay.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "qrdisplay.h"
 
+// this only works for ECC_MEDIUM
 uint16_t get_qrver_from_strlen(std::string_view str)
 {
     // alpha numeric, ECC Level M
diff --git a/main/displays/qrdisplay.h b/main/displays/qrdisplay.h
index 61de52f..2d2969e 100644
--- a/main/displays/qrdisplay.h
+++ b/main/displays/qrdisplay.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ public:
         uint8_t qrcodeBytes[qrcode_getBufferSize(ver)];
         qrcode_initText(&qrcode, qrcodeBytes, ver, ECC_MEDIUM, m_msg.data());
 
-        const uint8_t multiplier = (tft.width() - 9) / qrcode.size;
+        const uint8_t multiplier = (tft.width() - 18) / qrcode.size;
         const uint8_t x_offset = (tft.width() - qrcode.size * multiplier) / 2;
         const uint8_t y_offset = (tft.height() - qrcode.size * multiplier) / 2;
 
diff --git a/main/utils.cpp b/main/utils.cpp
index 27410e2..0a1ed6d 100644
--- a/main/utils.cpp
+++ b/main/utils.cpp
@@ -313,3 +313,20 @@ int16_t map_analog_stick(uint16_t middle, uint16_t start, uint16_t end, uint16_t
         return return_val;
     }
 }
+
+std::string get_wifi_security_string(wifi_auth_mode_t authMode)
+{ // use for qr code
+    switch (authMode)
+    {
+        case WIFI_AUTH_OPEN:
+            return "nopass";
+        case WIFI_AUTH_WEP:
+            return "WEP";
+        case WIFI_AUTH_WPA_PSK:
+        case WIFI_AUTH_WPA2_PSK:
+        case WIFI_AUTH_WPA_WPA2_PSK:
+            return "WPA";
+        default:
+            return "unknown";
+    }
+}
diff --git a/main/utils.h b/main/utils.h
index 6003dde..af9ec73 100644
--- a/main/utils.h
+++ b/main/utils.h
@@ -77,3 +77,5 @@ inline CRGB UINT32_TO_CRGB(uint32_t color)
 
     return crgb;
 }
+
+std::string get_wifi_security_string(wifi_auth_mode_t authMode);