diff --git a/ntfy/Persistence/SubscriptionManager.swift b/ntfy/Persistence/SubscriptionManager.swift
index 123b271..81560eb 100644
--- a/ntfy/Persistence/SubscriptionManager.swift
+++ b/ntfy/Persistence/SubscriptionManager.swift
@@ -37,6 +37,13 @@ struct SubscriptionManager {
     }
     
     func poll(_ subscription: Subscription, completionHandler: @escaping ([Message]) -> Void) {
+        // This is a bit of a hack but it prevents us from polling dead subscriptions
+        if (subscription.baseUrl == nil) {
+            Log.d(tag, "Attempting to poll dead subscription failed")
+            completionHandler([])
+            return
+        }
+        
         let user = store.getUser(baseUrl: subscription.baseUrl!)?.toBasicUser()
         Log.d(tag, "Polling from \(subscription.urlString()) with user \(user?.username ?? "anonymous")")
         ApiService.shared.poll(subscription: subscription, user: user) { messages, error in
diff --git a/ntfy/Utils/QRScannerUIView.swift b/ntfy/Utils/QRScannerUIView.swift
index 5b607d9..9ecf8d2 100644
--- a/ntfy/Utils/QRScannerUIView.swift
+++ b/ntfy/Utils/QRScannerUIView.swift
@@ -45,14 +45,28 @@ struct QRScannerUIView: UIViewRepresentable {
 
     class Coordinator: NSObject, AVCaptureMetadataOutputObjectsDelegate {
         var onCodeDetected: (String) -> Void
+        private var lastScanDate: Date?
+        private let debounceInterval: TimeInterval = 3.0
 
         init(onCodeDetected: @escaping (String) -> Void) {
             self.onCodeDetected = onCodeDetected
         }
+        
+        func qrCodeScanned(_ code: String) {
+            let now = Date()
+
+            // If it's the first scan or the interval since the last scan is more than the debounce interval
+            if let lastScan = lastScanDate, now.timeIntervalSince(lastScan) < debounceInterval {
+                return
+            }
+
+            onCodeDetected(code)
+            lastScanDate = now
+        }
 
         func metadataOutput(_ output: AVCaptureMetadataOutput, didOutput metadataObjects: [AVMetadataObject], from connection: AVCaptureConnection) {
             if let metadataObject = metadataObjects.first as? AVMetadataMachineReadableCodeObject, let stringValue = metadataObject.stringValue {
-                onCodeDetected(stringValue)
+                qrCodeScanned(stringValue)
             }
         }
     }