diff --git a/lib/components/secondary-device-qr-auth-context-provider.react.js b/lib/components/secondary-device-qr-auth-context-provider.react.js
--- a/lib/components/secondary-device-qr-auth-context-provider.react.js
+++ b/lib/components/secondary-device-qr-auth-context-provider.react.js
@@ -88,19 +88,15 @@
   const identityClient = identityContext?.identityClient;
 
   const openSecondaryQRAuth = React.useCallback(async () => {
-    try {
-      const [ed25519, rawAESKey] = await Promise.all([
-        getContentSigningKey(),
-        generateAESKey(),
-      ]);
-      const aesKeyAsHexString: string = uintArrayToHexString(rawAESKey);
-
-      setUnauthorizedDeviceID(ed25519);
-      setQRData({ deviceID: ed25519, aesKey: aesKeyAsHexString });
-      setQRAuthFinished(false);
-    } catch (err) {
-      console.error('Failed to generate QR Code:', err);
-    }
+    const [ed25519, rawAESKey] = await Promise.all([
+      getContentSigningKey(),
+      generateAESKey(),
+    ]);
+    const aesKeyAsHexString: string = uintArrayToHexString(rawAESKey);
+
+    setUnauthorizedDeviceID(ed25519);
+    setQRData({ deviceID: ed25519, aesKey: aesKeyAsHexString });
+    setQRAuthFinished(false);
   }, [generateAESKey, setUnauthorizedDeviceID]);
 
   const closeSecondaryQRAuth = React.useCallback(() => {
@@ -270,13 +266,30 @@
   const { qrData, openSecondaryQRAuth, closeSecondaryQRAuth, canGenerateQRs } =
     useSecondaryDeviceQRAuthContext();
 
+  const [isGenerationScheduled, setIsGenerationScheduled] =
+    React.useState(true);
+
   React.useEffect(() => {
-    if (canGenerateQRs) {
-      void openSecondaryQRAuth();
+    if (canGenerateQRs && isGenerationScheduled) {
+      void (async () => {
+        try {
+          console.log('Generating new QR code');
+          setIsGenerationScheduled(false);
+          await openSecondaryQRAuth();
+        } catch (e) {
+          console.log('Failed to generate QR Code:', e);
+          setTimeout(() => setIsGenerationScheduled(true), 500);
+        }
+      })();
       return closeSecondaryQRAuth;
     }
     return undefined;
-  }, [closeSecondaryQRAuth, canGenerateQRs, openSecondaryQRAuth]);
+  }, [
+    closeSecondaryQRAuth,
+    canGenerateQRs,
+    openSecondaryQRAuth,
+    isGenerationScheduled,
+  ]);
 
   const { platform } = getConfig().platformDetails;
   const qrCodeURL = React.useMemo(() => {
diff --git a/native/account/qr-code-screen.react.js b/native/account/qr-code-screen.react.js
--- a/native/account/qr-code-screen.react.js
+++ b/native/account/qr-code-screen.react.js
@@ -2,7 +2,12 @@
 
 import { useFocusEffect } from '@react-navigation/core';
 import * as React from 'react';
-import { View, Text, useWindowDimensions } from 'react-native';
+import {
+  View,
+  Text,
+  useWindowDimensions,
+  ActivityIndicator,
+} from 'react-native';
 import QRCode from 'react-native-qrcode-svg';
 
 import { useSecondaryDeviceQRAuthContext } from 'lib/components/secondary-device-qr-auth-context-provider.react.js';
@@ -18,7 +23,7 @@
 import LinkButton from '../components/link-button.react.js';
 import type { NavigationRoute } from '../navigation/route-names.js';
 import { RestorePromptScreenRouteName } from '../navigation/route-names.js';
-import { useStyles } from '../themes/colors.js';
+import { useColors, useStyles } from '../themes/colors.js';
 
 type QRCodeScreenProps = {
   +navigation: AuthNavigationProp<'QRCodeScreen'>,
@@ -29,14 +34,31 @@
   const { qrData, openSecondaryQRAuth, closeSecondaryQRAuth, canGenerateQRs } =
     useSecondaryDeviceQRAuthContext();
 
+  const [isGenerationScheduled, setIsGenerationScheduled] =
+    React.useState(true);
+
   useFocusEffect(
     React.useCallback(() => {
-      if (canGenerateQRs) {
-        void openSecondaryQRAuth();
+      if (canGenerateQRs && isGenerationScheduled) {
+        void (async () => {
+          try {
+            console.log('Generating new QR code');
+            setIsGenerationScheduled(false);
+            await openSecondaryQRAuth();
+          } catch (e) {
+            console.log('Failed to generate QR Code:', e);
+            setTimeout(() => setIsGenerationScheduled(true), 500);
+          }
+        })();
         return closeSecondaryQRAuth;
       }
       return undefined;
-    }, [canGenerateQRs, closeSecondaryQRAuth, openSecondaryQRAuth]),
+    }, [
+      canGenerateQRs,
+      closeSecondaryQRAuth,
+      openSecondaryQRAuth,
+      isGenerationScheduled,
+    ]),
   );
 
   const { platform } = getConfig().platformDetails;
@@ -72,6 +94,20 @@
 
   const { width } = useWindowDimensions();
   const qrCodeSize = width * 0.7;
+  const colors = useColors();
+
+  const qrCode = React.useMemo(() => {
+    if (qrCodeURL) {
+      return <QRCode value={qrCodeURL} size={qrCodeSize} />;
+    }
+    return (
+      <ActivityIndicator
+        size="large"
+        style={{ width: qrCodeSize, height: qrCodeSize }}
+        color={colors.modalForegroundTertiaryLabel}
+      />
+    );
+  }, [colors.modalForegroundTertiaryLabel, qrCodeSize, qrCodeURL]);
 
   return (
     <AuthContainer>
@@ -82,9 +118,7 @@
             Open the Comm app on your logged-in phone and scan the QR code
             below:
           </Text>
-          <View style={styles.qrCodeContainer}>
-            <QRCode value={qrCodeURL} size={qrCodeSize} />
-          </View>
+          <View style={styles.qrCodeContainer}>{qrCode}</View>
           <View style={styles.instructionsBox}>
             <Text style={styles.instructionsTitle}>
               How to find the scanner: