diff --git a/src/qrcode/QRScanner.tsx b/src/qrcode/QRScanner.tsx
index cfaef989fd..8ecbbff04d 100644
--- a/src/qrcode/QRScanner.tsx
+++ b/src/qrcode/QRScanner.tsx
@@ -70,8 +70,14 @@ export default function QRScanner({ onQRCodeDetected }: QRScannerProps) {
 
   const submitModal = () => {
     Keyboard.dismiss()
-    onQRCodeDetected({ type: '', data: value })
     closeModal()
+    // add a delay to allow modal to close before calling onQRCodeDetected,
+    // otherwise nothing is clickable in the next screen this navigates to. A
+    // better solution is to use onModalHide prop of Modal, but this is an
+    // emulator only feature, so this is good enough.
+    setTimeout(() => {
+      onQRCodeDetected({ type: '', data: value })
+    }, 500)
   }
 
   const onModalTextChange = (text: string) => {
diff --git a/src/send/utils.test.ts b/src/send/utils.test.ts
index eb16678dec..47bcbb0617 100644
--- a/src/send/utils.test.ts
+++ b/src/send/utils.test.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 import BigNumber from 'bignumber.js'
 import { expectSaga } from 'redux-saga-test-plan'
 import * as matchers from 'redux-saga-test-plan/matchers'
-import { select } from 'redux-saga-test-plan/matchers'
 import { SendOrigin } from 'src/analytics/types'
 import { LocalCurrencyCode } from 'src/localCurrency/consts'
 import { fetchExchangeRate } from 'src/localCurrency/saga'
-import { usdToLocalCurrencyRateSelector } from 'src/localCurrency/selectors'
 import { navigate } from 'src/navigator/NavigationService'
 import { Screens } from 'src/navigator/Screens'
 import { UriData, urlFromUriData } from 'src/qrcode/schema'
@@ -96,25 +94,6 @@ describe('send/utils', () => {
       )
     })
 
-    it('should throw an error when no local currency exchange rate is available', async () => {
-      await expect(
-        expectSaga(handleSendPaymentData, mockData, false, undefined)
-          .withState(
-            createMockStore({
-              localCurrency: {
-                usdToLocalRate: null,
-              },
-            }).getState()
-          )
-          .provide([
-            [matchers.call.fn(fetchExchangeRate), '1'],
-            [select(usdToLocalCurrencyRateSelector), '1'],
-          ])
-          .run()
-      ).rejects.toThrow("Precondition failed: Can't send tokens from payment data")
-      expect(navigate).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
-    })
-
     it('should navigate to SendConfirmation screen when amount and token are sent', async () => {
       const mockState = createMockStore({}).getState()
       // 1 PHP in cEUR: 1 (input) / 1.33 (PHP price) / 1.2 (cEUR price)
diff --git a/src/send/utils.ts b/src/send/utils.ts
index d18ee7e60d..c8ec600058 100644
--- a/src/send/utils.ts
+++ b/src/send/utils.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import { Screens } from 'src/navigator/Screens'
 import { UriData, uriDataFromUrl } from 'src/qrcode/schema'
 import { AddressRecipient, Recipient, RecipientType } from 'src/recipients/recipient'
 import { updateValoraRecipientCache } from 'src/recipients/reducer'
-import { canSendTokensSelector } from 'src/send/selectors'
 import { TransactionDataInput } from 'src/send/types'
 import { tokensListSelector } from 'src/tokens/selectors'
 import { TokenBalance } from 'src/tokens/slice'
@@ -97,10 +96,6 @@ export function* handleSendPaymentData(
       origin: SendOrigin.AppSendFlow,
     })
   } else {
-    const canSendTokens: boolean = yield* select(canSendTokensSelector)
-    if (!canSendTokens) {
-      throw new Error("Precondition failed: Can't send tokens from payment data")
-    }
     navigate(Screens.SendEnterAmount, {
       recipient,
       isFromScan,