diff --git a/src/screens/walletConnect/index.tsx b/src/screens/walletConnect/index.tsx
index 107febc76..80f182573 100644
--- a/src/screens/walletConnect/index.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/walletConnect/index.tsx
@@ -87,7 +87,10 @@ export const WalletConnectScreen = ({ route }: Props) => {
     setValue('wcUri', clipboardText)
   }
 
-  const onUriSubmitted = () => onCreateNewSession(wcUri)
+  const onUriSubmitted = () => {
+    setValue('wcUri', '')
+    onCreateNewSession(wcUri)
+  }
 
   const handleDisconnectSession = (mergedWc: WC2Session) => async () => {
     await onDisconnectSession(mergedWc.wc)