diff --git a/client/src/pages/Generate.tsx b/client/src/pages/Generate.tsx
index 82c8d46..1b634b0 100644
--- a/client/src/pages/Generate.tsx
+++ b/client/src/pages/Generate.tsx
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ export const Generate: React.FC = () => {
 
                         <div className="bg-white p-3 md:p-4 rounded-lg inline-block mb-4 md:mb-6">
                             <QRCodeSVG
-                                value={JSON.stringify({ id: generatedTicket.id, type: generatedTicket.ticketType })}
+                                value={generatedTicket.id}
                                 size={180}
                                 level="H"
                                 className="md:w-[200px] md:h-[200px]"
diff --git a/client/src/pages/Scan.tsx b/client/src/pages/Scan.tsx
index 1b4b236..939aa86 100644
--- a/client/src/pages/Scan.tsx
+++ b/client/src/pages/Scan.tsx
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ export const Scan: React.FC = () => {
             async (decodedText) => {
                 try {
                     scanner.clear();
-                    const data = JSON.parse(decodedText);
+                    const ticketId = decodedText;
                     const tickets = await getTickets('default-event'); // Hardcoded event
-                    const ticket = tickets.find(t => t.id === data.id);
+                    const ticket = tickets.find(t => t.id === ticketId);
 
                     if (ticket) {
                         if (ticket.status === 'valid') {
diff --git a/src/tickets/tickets.service.ts b/src/tickets/tickets.service.ts
index a6963e2..90ebd17 100644
--- a/src/tickets/tickets.service.ts
+++ b/src/tickets/tickets.service.ts
@@ -26,12 +26,8 @@ export class TicketsService {
     });
 
     try {
-      // Generate QR code buffer with same format as frontend
-      const qrCodeData = JSON.stringify({
-        id: ticket.id,
-        type: ticket.ticketType
-      });
-      const qrCodeBuffer = await QRCode.toBuffer(qrCodeData, {
+      // Generate QR code buffer with ticket ID only
+      const qrCodeBuffer = await QRCode.toBuffer(ticket.id, {
         errorCorrectionLevel: 'H', // High error correction
         type: 'png', // Output as PNG image
         width: 250, // QR code width
@@ -74,12 +70,8 @@ export class TicketsService {
     }
 
     try {
-      // Generate QR code buffer with same format as frontend
-      const qrCodeData = JSON.stringify({
-        id: ticket.id,
-        type: ticket.ticketType
-      });
-      const qrCodeBuffer = await QRCode.toBuffer(qrCodeData, {
+      // Generate QR code buffer with ticket ID only
+      const qrCodeBuffer = await QRCode.toBuffer(ticket.id, {
         errorCorrectionLevel: 'H',
         type: 'png',
         width: 250,