diff --git a/src/js/controllers/tab-scan.js b/src/js/controllers/tab-scan.js
index 4908a6f65..83d6f733e 100644
--- a/src/js/controllers/tab-scan.js
+++ b/src/js/controllers/tab-scan.js
@@ -105,6 +105,9 @@ angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('tabScanController', function(
   function handleSuccessfulScan(contents){
     $log.debug('Scan returned: "' + contents + '"');
     scannerService.pausePreview();
+    // Sometimes (testing in Chrome, when reading QR Code) data is an object
+    // that has a string data.result.
+    contents = contents.result || contents;
     incomingData.redir(contents);
   }
 
diff --git a/src/js/services/incomingData.js b/src/js/services/incomingData.js
index 846e7a6db..a318e1157 100644
--- a/src/js/services/incomingData.js
+++ b/src/js/services/incomingData.js
@@ -11,10 +11,6 @@ angular.module('copayApp.services').factory('incomingData', function($log, $stat
   root.redir = function(data, shapeshiftData) {
     var originalAddress = null;
     var noPrefixInAddress = 0;
-
-    // Sometimes (testing in Chrome, when reading QR Code) data is an object
-    // that has a string data.result.
-    data = data.result || data;
     
     if (data.toLowerCase().indexOf('bitcoin') < 0) {
       noPrefixInAddress = 1;