diff --git a/TalerWallet1/Views/Sheets/URLSheet.swift b/TalerWallet1/Views/Sheets/URLSheet.swift
index 634207ec..91c97cba 100644
--- a/TalerWallet1/Views/Sheets/URLSheet.swift
+++ b/TalerWallet1/Views/Sheets/URLSheet.swift
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ struct URLSheet: View {
     @State private var summary = EMPTYSTRING
     @State private var urlCommand: UrlCommand?
     @State private var passedURL: URL?
+    @State private var exchangeURL: URL?        // consumed (set to nil) by ExchangeListView
 
     init(_ stack: CallStack, selectedBalance: Balance? = nil,
                                    urlToOpen: Binding<URL?>? = nil,
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ struct URLSheet: View {
         } else if let sheetURL {
             (urlCommand, passedURL) = controller.urlCommand(sheetURL, stack: stack.push())
         }
+        exchangeURL = passedURL
     }
 
     var body: some View {
@@ -54,7 +56,9 @@ struct URLSheet: View {
             if let urlCommand, let passedURL {
                 switch urlCommand {
                     case .addExchange:      // TODO: just check the ToS
-                        ExchangeListView(stack: stack.push(), url: $passedURL)
+                        // not $passedURL: ExchangeListView clears its binding once it has read the URL,
+                        // which would drop this sheet back to "Scanning..." for ever
+                        ExchangeListView(stack: stack.push(), url: $exchangeURL)
                     case .withdraw:
                         WithdrawUriScan(stack: stack.push(), url: passedURL)
                     case .withdrawExchange: