diff --git a/static/js/pad_editbar.js b/static/js/pad_editbar.js
index 8e4ffa3c9..236926310 100644
--- a/static/js/pad_editbar.js
+++ b/static/js/pad_editbar.js
@@ -239,14 +239,14 @@ var padeditbar = (function()
         var readonlyLink = basePath + "/ro/" + clientVars.readOnlyId;
         $('#embedinput').val("<iframe src='" + readonlyLink + "?showControls=true&showChat=true&showLineNumbers=true&useMonospaceFont=false' width=600 height=400>");
         $('#linkinput').val(readonlyLink);
-        $('#embedreadonlyqr').attr("src","https://chart.googleapis.com/chart?chs=200x200&cht=qr&chld=H|0&chl=" + readonlyLink);
+        $('#embedreadonlyqr').attr("src","https://chart.googleapis.com/chart?chs=200x200&cht=qr&chld=|0&chl=" + readonlyLink);
       }
       else
       {
         var padurl = window.location.href.split("?")[0];
         $('#embedinput').val("<iframe src='" + padurl + "?showControls=true&showChat=true&showLineNumbers=true&useMonospaceFont=false' width=600 height=400>");
         $('#linkinput').val(padurl);
-        $('#embedreadonlyqr').attr("src","https://chart.googleapis.com/chart?chs=200x200&cht=qr&chld=H|0&chl=" + padurl);
+        $('#embedreadonlyqr').attr("src","https://chart.googleapis.com/chart?chs=200x200&cht=qr&chld=|0&chl=" + padurl);
       }
     }
   };