diff --git a/productMods/js/individual/individualUtils.js b/productMods/js/individual/individualUtils.js
index 9abbdb89..b39beaa2 100644
--- a/productMods/js/individual/individualUtils.js
+++ b/productMods/js/individual/individualUtils.js
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ $(document).ready(function(){
     
     // Reveal vCard QR code when QR icon is clicked
     $('#qrIcon, .qrCloseLink').click(function() {
-        $('#qrCodeImage').toggleClass('hide');
-        // event.preventDefault();
+        $('#qrCodeImage').toggleClass('hidden');
+        event.preventDefault();  //duplicates return false but necessary for IE
         return false;
     });
 });
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diff --git a/productMods/templates/freemarker/body/partials/individual/individual-qrCodeGenerator.ftl b/productMods/templates/freemarker/body/partials/individual/individual-qrCodeGenerator.ftl
index e800c2a1..b470db70 100644
--- a/productMods/templates/freemarker/body/partials/individual/individual-qrCodeGenerator.ftl
+++ b/productMods/templates/freemarker/body/partials/individual/individual-qrCodeGenerator.ftl
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
         <#elseif (display == "icon")>
             <li role="listitem">
                 <a id="qrIcon" title="vCard QR Code" href="${individual.doQrData().exportQrCodeUrl}"><img class="middle" src="${urls.images}/individual/qr_icon.png" alt="qr icon" /></a>
-                <span id="qrCodeImage" class="hide">${qrCodeLinkedImage} <a class="qrCloseLink" href="#">Close</a></span>
+                <span id="qrCodeImage" class="hidden">${qrCodeLinkedImage} <a class="qrCloseLink" href="#">Close</a></span>
             </li>
         <#else>
             <p class="notice">You have passed an invalid value for the qrCode display parameter.</p>