diff --git a/komrade/backend/keymaker.py b/komrade/backend/keymaker.py
index 5f67427..0110f14 100644
--- a/komrade/backend/keymaker.py
+++ b/komrade/backend/keymaker.py
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ class Keymaker(Logger):
     def uri_id(self):
         if not self._uri_id:
             pubkey = self.pubkey #find_pubkey()
-            self._uri_id = b64encode(pubkey)
+            self._uri_id = pubkey.data_b64
         return self._uri_id
 
 
@@ -567,6 +567,7 @@ Keymaker ({self}) is forging new keys for {name}
         
         self._uri_id = uri_id
         self.log(f'''Saved URI(=pubkey_b64) as a QR code: {ofnfn} {self.qr}''')
+        return ofnfn
 
     def save_keychain(self,name,keychain,keys_to_save=None,uri_id=None):
         if not keys_to_save: keys_to_save = list(keychain.keys())
diff --git a/komrade/backend/komrades.py b/komrade/backend/komrades.py
index 9400435..71b43be 100644
--- a/komrade/backend/komrades.py
+++ b/komrade/backend/komrades.py
@@ -143,8 +143,9 @@ class Komrade(Caller):
         
 
         # save qr too:
-        qr_str=self.qr_str()
-        fnfn=self.save_uri_as_qrcode(b64enc(pubkey_b))
+        uri_id = b64enc(pubkey_b)
+        qr_str=self.qr_str(uri_id=uri_id)
+        fnfn=self.save_uri_as_qrcode(uri_id)
         self.log(f'saved public key as QR code to:\n {fnfn}\n\n{qr_str}')