diff --git a/src/qt/guiutil.cpp b/src/qt/guiutil.cpp
index 4924418e..7e3b1453 100644
--- a/src/qt/guiutil.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/guiutil.cpp
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ bool parseBitcoinURI(QString uri, SendCoinsRecipient *out)
 
 QString formatBitcoinURI(const SendCoinsRecipient &info)
 {
-    QString ret = QString("myriad:%1").arg(info.address);
+    QString ret = QString("myriadcoin:%1").arg(info.address);
     int paramCount = 0;
 
     if (info.amount)