diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index d6aa86a..344cdab 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1958,6 +1958,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "goat-tui",
  "goat-wire",
  "goat-worktree",
+ "qrcode",
  "reqwest 0.12.28",
  "semver",
  "serde",
diff --git a/crates/goat-code/src/main.rs b/crates/goat-code/src/main.rs
index 8f87317..b203db7 100644
--- a/crates/goat-code/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/goat-code/src/main.rs
@@ -231,9 +231,9 @@ fn print_pairing_qr(info: &goat_client::PairingInfo) {
     match qrcode::QrCode::new(payload.as_bytes()) {
         Ok(code) => {
             let rendered = code
-                .render::<char>()
+                .render::<qrcode::render::unicode::Dense1x2>()
                 .quiet_zone(true)
-                .module_dimensions(2, 1)
+                .module_dimensions(1, 1)
                 .build();
             println!("{rendered}");
         }