diff --git a/server/AyaNova/Controllers/AuthController.cs b/server/AyaNova/Controllers/AuthController.cs
index c89e82df..2cc872de 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/Controllers/AuthController.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/Controllers/AuthController.cs
@@ -239,13 +239,13 @@ namespace AyaNova.Api.Controllers
 
             //create a new datetime offset of now in utc time
             var iat = new DateTimeOffset(DateTime.Now.ToUniversalTime(), TimeSpan.Zero);//timespan zero means zero time off utc / specifying this is a UTC datetime
-            
+
             //###################################
             //Lifetime of jwt token
             //after this point the user will no longer be able to make requests without logging in again 
             //and the client will automatically send them to the login screen          
             //so this is auto logout after this time period
-            
+
             //security wise  the length of time is not an issue how long this is because our system allows to revoke tokens as they are checked on every access
             //the adivce online is to make it short and use refresh tokens but that's not an issue with our system since we both issue and validate
             //the tokens ourselves
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.Api.Controllers
             //so this really only controls how long we allow them to work with an expired ayanova license which would be a rare occurence I suspect 
             //so really to prevent fuckery for people 5 days seems fine meaning they won't need to sign in again all business week if they want to continue working
             var exp = new DateTimeOffset(DateTime.Now.AddDays(JWT_LIFETIME_DAYS).ToUniversalTime(), TimeSpan.Zero);
-            
+
 
 
             //=============== download token ===================                  
@@ -550,8 +550,11 @@ namespace AyaNova.Api.Controllers
 
             QRCodeGenerator qrGenerator = new QRCodeGenerator();
             QRCodeData qrCodeData = qrGenerator.CreateQrCode(payload, QRCodeGenerator.ECCLevel.Q);
-            Base64QRCode qrCode = new Base64QRCode(qrCodeData);
-            string qrCodeImageAsBase64 = qrCode.GetGraphic(3);
+            //    Base64QRCode qrCode = new Base64QRCode(qrCodeData);
+            //     string qrCodeImageAsBase64 = qrCode.GetGraphic(3);
+
+            PngByteQRCode qpng = new PngByteQRCode(qrCodeData);
+            string qrCodeImageAsBase64 = Convert.ToBase64String(qpng.GetGraphic(3));
 
             return Ok(ApiOkResponse.Response(new
             {