diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/note/ZapCustomDialog.kt b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/note/ZapCustomDialog.kt
index 31d0baf0bd..9efe9bc434 100644
--- a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/note/ZapCustomDialog.kt
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/note/ZapCustomDialog.kt
@@ -545,9 +545,12 @@ fun payViaIntent(
 
 /**
  * Hands a reusable BOLT12 offer (`lno1…`, from a recipient's kind:10058) off to an
- * installed wallet via the `lightning:` scheme — the same handoff [payViaIntent] uses
- * for a BOLT11 invoice. The wallet collects the amount and completes the payment; this
- * is a plain intent, not a NIP-57/NIP-XX zap, so it produces no Nostr receipt.
+ * installed wallet. Unlike a BOLT11 invoice, a BOLT12 offer is NOT a `lightning:`
+ * payload — that scheme is defined for `lnbc…` invoices. Offers travel as the `lno`
+ * parameter of a BIP21/BIP321 bitcoin URI (`bitcoin:?lno=lno1…`), where the on-chain
+ * address is optional so a Lightning-only offer stands on its own. The wallet resolves
+ * the offer, collects the amount, and completes the payment; this is a plain intent,
+ * not a NIP-57/NIP-XX zap, so it produces no Nostr receipt.
  */
 fun payViaBolt12Intent(
     offer: String,
@@ -556,7 +559,7 @@ fun payViaBolt12Intent(
     onError: (String) -> Unit,
 ) {
     try {
-        val intent = Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, "lightning:$offer".toUri())
+        val intent = Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, "bitcoin:?lno=$offer".toUri())
         intent.flags = Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK or Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TASK
 
         context.startActivity(intent)