diff --git a/konova/utils/qrcode.py b/konova/utils/qrcode.py
index e1498553..1d3dec96 100644
--- a/konova/utils/qrcode.py
+++ b/konova/utils/qrcode.py
@@ -30,15 +30,17 @@ class QrCode:
         Returns:
             qrcode_svg (str): The qr code as svg
         """
-        img_factory = svg.SvgImage
-        qrcode_img = qrcode.make(
-            content,
-            image_factory=img_factory,
+        qr = qrcode.QRCode(
+            image_factory=qrcode.image.svg.SvgPathImage,
             box_size=size
         )
-        stream = BytesIO()
-        qrcode_img.save(stream)
-        return stream.getvalue().decode()
+        qr.add_data(content)
+        qr.make(
+            fit=True
+        )
+
+        img = qr.make_image()
+        return img.to_string(encoding="unicode")
 
     def get_img(self):
         return self._img