diff --git a/electrum/gui/qml/components/WalletMainView.qml b/electrum/gui/qml/components/WalletMainView.qml
index 622632150..8660b5e9c 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/qml/components/WalletMainView.qml
+++ b/electrum/gui/qml/components/WalletMainView.qml
@@ -243,8 +243,10 @@ Item {
     Connections {
         target: Daemon
         function onWalletLoaded() {
-            if (_intentUri)
+            if (_intentUri) {
                 invoiceParser.recipient = _intentUri
+                _intentUri = ''
+            }
         }
     }