diff --git a/crates/keyfork-shard/src/lib.rs b/crates/keyfork-shard/src/lib.rs
index 67f309c..614fd97 100644
--- a/crates/keyfork-shard/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/keyfork-shard/src/lib.rs
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ pub fn remote_decrypt(w: &mut impl Write) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Erro
             use keyfork_qrcode::{qrencode, ErrorCorrection};
             let mut qrcode_data = nonce_mnemonic.to_bytes();
             qrcode_data.extend(key_mnemonic.as_bytes());
-            if let Ok(qrcode) = qrencode(&smex::encode(&qrcode_data), ErrorCorrection::Medium) {
+            if let Ok(qrcode) = qrencode(&smex::encode(&qrcode_data), ErrorCorrection::Highest) {
                 pm.prompt_message(PromptMessage::Data(qrcode))?;
             }
         }
diff --git a/crates/keyfork-shard/src/openpgp.rs b/crates/keyfork-shard/src/openpgp.rs
index bea64f4..2ccf229 100644
--- a/crates/keyfork-shard/src/openpgp.rs
+++ b/crates/keyfork-shard/src/openpgp.rs
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ pub fn decrypt(
         use keyfork_qrcode::{qrencode, ErrorCorrection};
         let mut qrcode_data = our_pubkey_mnemonic.to_bytes();
         qrcode_data.extend(payload_mnemonic.as_bytes());
-        if let Ok(qrcode) = qrencode(&smex::encode(&qrcode_data), ErrorCorrection::Lowest) {
+        if let Ok(qrcode) = qrencode(&smex::encode(&qrcode_data), ErrorCorrection::Highest) {
             pm.prompt_message(PromptMessage::Data(qrcode))?;
         }
     }