diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 0121979f9..46f646ac3 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -455,9 +455,9 @@
                 <div class="large-12 columns">
                   <div class="row collapse">
                     <label for="address">To address
-                      <small ng-hide="!sendForm.address.$pristine">required</small>
-                      <small class="is-valid" ng-show="!sendForm.address.$invalid && !sendForm.address.$pristine">valid!</small>
-                      <small class="has-error" ng-show="sendForm.address.$invalid && !sendForm.address.$pristine">
+                      <small ng-hide="!sendForm.address.$pristine || address">required</small>
+                      <small class="is-valid" ng-show="!sendForm.address.$invalid && address">valid!</small>
+                      <small class="has-error" ng-show="sendForm.address.$invalid && address">
                       not valid</small>
                     </label>
                     <div class="small-10 columns">
diff --git a/js/controllers/send.js b/js/controllers/send.js
index e778fede8..7658f3dad 100644
--- a/js/controllers/send.js
+++ b/js/controllers/send.js
@@ -148,8 +148,9 @@ angular.module('copay.send').controller('SendController',
 
       var str = (data.indexOf('bitcoin:') === 0) ? data.substring(8) : data;
       console.log('QR code detected: ' + str);
-      $scope.address = str;
-      $scope.$digest();
+      $scope.$apply(function() {
+        $scope.address = str;
+      });
     };
 
     $scope.cancelScanner = function() {