diff --git a/vendor/regidesk/regidesk/templates/regidesk/_bp_prepare_help.html b/vendor/regidesk/regidesk/templates/regidesk/_bp_prepare_help.html
index 912c61db..1385b679 100644
--- a/vendor/regidesk/regidesk/templates/regidesk/_bp_prepare_help.html
+++ b/vendor/regidesk/regidesk/templates/regidesk/_bp_prepare_help.html
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
     <b>Body</b> may include the following variables which will be substituted in the email with a value
     specific to each proposal:
 <ul>
-    <li><code>{% templatetag openvariable %} user {% templatetag closevariable %}</code> e.g. {{ sample.user }}
-    <li><code>{% templatetag openvariable %} qrcode {% templatetag closevariable %}</code> e.g. <code>&lt;img src=&quot;data:image/png;base64,{% templatetag openvariable %} qrcode {% templatetag closevariable %}&quot; /&gt;</code> produces <img src="data:image/png;base64,{{ sample.qrcode }}" />
-    <li><code>{% templatetag openvariable %} qrcode_url {% templatetag closevariable %}</code> e.g. {{ sample.qrcode_url }}
-    <li><code>{% templatetag openvariable %} code {% templatetag closevariable %}</code> e.g. {{ sample.code }}
-    <li><code>{% templatetag openvariable %} user.attendee.ticket_type {% templatetag closevariable %}</code> e.g. {{ sample.user.attendee.ticket_type }}
+    <li><code>{% templatetag openvariable %} user {% templatetag closevariable %}</code> e.g. {{ sample.user }}</li>
+    <li><code>{% templatetag openvariable %} qrcode {% templatetag closevariable %}</code> e.g. <code>{% templatetag openvariable %} qrcode|safe {% templatetag closevariable %}</code> produces {{ sample.qrcode|safe }}</li>
+    <li><code>{% templatetag openvariable %} qrcode_url {% templatetag closevariable %}</code> e.g. {{ sample.qrcode_url }}</li>
+    <li><code>{% templatetag openvariable %} code {% templatetag closevariable %}</code> e.g. {{ sample.code }}</li>
+    <li><code>{% templatetag openvariable %} user.attendee.ticket_type {% templatetag closevariable %}</code> e.g. {{ sample.user.attendee.ticket_type }}</li>
+    <li>The variables <code>invoices</code>, <code>items_pending</code>, <code>items_purchased</code>, <code>categories_missing</code> all return lists of the relevant things</code>
 </ul>
diff --git a/vendor/regidesk/regidesk/views.py b/vendor/regidesk/regidesk/views.py
index 67e93641..90b89b5c 100644
--- a/vendor/regidesk/regidesk/views.py
+++ b/vendor/regidesk/regidesk/views.py
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ def boarding_prepare(request):
             "user": sample_checkin.user,
             "boardingpass": sample_checkin.boardingpass,
             "code": sample_checkin.code,
-            "qrcode": sample_checkin.qrcode,
+            "qrcode": '<img src="data:image/png;base64,' + sample_checkin.qrcode + '"/>',
             "qrcode_url": request.build_absolute_uri(
                 reverse("regidesk:checkin_png", args=[sample_checkin.code])),
         }