diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet2.cpp b/src/wallet/wallet2.cpp
index cce65658c..21b492e97 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet2.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet2.cpp
@@ -14768,13 +14768,13 @@ std::string wallet2::make_uri(const std::string &address, const std::string &pay
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 bool wallet2::parse_uri(const std::string &uri, std::string &address, std::string &payment_id, uint64_t &amount, std::string &tx_description, std::string &recipient_name, std::vector<std::string> &unknown_parameters, std::string &error)
 {
-  if (uri.substr(0, 7) != "wownero:")
+  if (uri.substr(0, 8) != "wownero:")
   {
     error = std::string("URI has wrong scheme (expected \"wownero:\"): ") + uri;
     return false;
   }
 
-  std::string remainder = uri.substr(7);
+  std::string remainder = uri.substr(8);
   const char *ptr = strchr(remainder.c_str(), '?');
   address = ptr ? remainder.substr(0, ptr-remainder.c_str()) : remainder;