diff --git a/botcli/cmd.go b/botcli/cmd.go
index 819081d..0c2cabb 100644
--- a/botcli/cmd.go
+++ b/botcli/cmd.go
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ func qrForAcc(cli *BotCli, bot *deltachat.Bot, cmd *cobra.Command, args []string
 		fmt.Println("Scan this QR to verify", addr)
 		invert, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("invert")
 		printQr(qrdata, invert)
-		fmt.Printf(GenerateInviteLink(qrdata))
+		fmt.Println(GenerateInviteLink(qrdata))
 	} else {
 		cli.Logger.Error("account not configured")
 	}