diff --git a/backend/Cargo.lock b/backend/Cargo.lock
index 490b06b..e4f3baa 100644
--- a/backend/Cargo.lock
+++ b/backend/Cargo.lock
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 # It is not intended for manual editing.
 version = 3
 
+[[package]]
+name = "ab_glyph_rasterizer"
+version = "0.1.8"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "c71b1793ee61086797f5c80b6efa2b8ffa6d5dd703f118545808a7f2e27f7046"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "addr2line"
 version = "0.21.0"
@@ -24,7 +30,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "2c99f64d1e06488f620f932677e24bc6e2897582980441ae90a671415bd7ec2f"
 dependencies = [
  "cfg-if",
- "getrandom",
+ "getrandom 0.2.10",
  "once_cell",
  "version_check",
 ]
@@ -65,6 +71,15 @@ version = "1.0.75"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "a4668cab20f66d8d020e1fbc0ebe47217433c1b6c8f2040faf858554e394ace6"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "approx"
+version = "0.5.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "cab112f0a86d568ea0e627cc1d6be74a1e9cd55214684db5561995f6dad897c6"
+dependencies = [
+ "num-traits",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "async-channel"
 version = "1.9.0"
@@ -139,6 +154,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "dotenvy",
  "env_logger",
  "image",
+ "imageproc",
  "isahc",
  "lazy_static",
  "log",
@@ -308,6 +324,15 @@ version = "0.9.5"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "28c122c3980598d243d63d9a704629a2d748d101f278052ff068be5a4423ab6f"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "conv"
+version = "0.3.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "78ff10625fd0ac447827aa30ea8b861fead473bb60aeb73af6c1c58caf0d1299"
+dependencies = [
+ "custom_derive",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "cookie"
 version = "0.16.2"
@@ -509,6 +534,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-sys",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "custom_derive"
+version = "0.1.7"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ef8ae57c4978a2acd8b869ce6b9ca1dfe817bff704c220209fdef2c0b75a01b9"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "der"
 version = "0.7.8"
@@ -952,6 +983,17 @@ dependencies = [
  "unicode-width",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "getrandom"
+version = "0.1.16"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "8fc3cb4d91f53b50155bdcfd23f6a4c39ae1969c2ae85982b135750cccaf5fce"
+dependencies = [
+ "cfg-if",
+ "libc",
+ "wasi 0.9.0+wasi-snapshot-preview1",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "getrandom"
 version = "0.2.10"
@@ -1250,6 +1292,24 @@ dependencies = [
  "tiff",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "imageproc"
+version = "0.23.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b6aee993351d466301a29655d628bfc6f5a35a0d062b6160ca0808f425805fd7"
+dependencies = [
+ "approx",
+ "conv",
+ "image",
+ "itertools",
+ "nalgebra",
+ "num",
+ "rand 0.7.3",
+ "rand_distr",
+ "rayon",
+ "rusttype",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "indexmap"
 version = "1.9.3"
@@ -1496,6 +1556,16 @@ version = "0.1.10"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "2532096657941c2fea9c289d370a250971c689d4f143798ff67113ec042024a5"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "matrixmultiply"
+version = "0.3.8"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "7574c1cf36da4798ab73da5b215bbf444f50718207754cb522201d78d1cd0ff2"
+dependencies = [
+ "autocfg",
+ "rawpointer",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "md-5"
 version = "0.10.5"
@@ -1573,6 +1643,21 @@ dependencies = [
  "version_check",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "nalgebra"
+version = "0.30.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "4fb2d0de08694bed883320212c18ee3008576bfe8c306f4c3c4a58b4876998be"
+dependencies = [
+ "approx",
+ "matrixmultiply",
+ "num-complex",
+ "num-rational",
+ "num-traits",
+ "simba",
+ "typenum",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "native-tls"
 version = "0.2.11"
@@ -1626,6 +1711,31 @@ dependencies = [
  "winapi",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "num"
+version = "0.4.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "b05180d69e3da0e530ba2a1dae5110317e49e3b7f3d41be227dc5f92e49ee7af"
+dependencies = [
+ "num-bigint",
+ "num-complex",
+ "num-integer",
+ "num-iter",
+ "num-rational",
+ "num-traits",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "num-bigint"
+version = "0.4.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "608e7659b5c3d7cba262d894801b9ec9d00de989e8a82bd4bef91d08da45cdc0"
+dependencies = [
+ "autocfg",
+ "num-integer",
+ "num-traits",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "num-bigint-dig"
 version = "0.8.4"
@@ -1638,11 +1748,20 @@ dependencies = [
  "num-integer",
  "num-iter",
  "num-traits",
- "rand",
+ "rand 0.8.5",
  "smallvec",
  "zeroize",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "num-complex"
+version = "0.4.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "1ba157ca0885411de85d6ca030ba7e2a83a28636056c7c699b07c8b6f7383214"
+dependencies = [
+ "num-traits",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "num-integer"
 version = "0.1.45"
@@ -1671,6 +1790,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "0638a1c9d0a3c0914158145bc76cff373a75a627e6ecbfb71cbe6f453a5a19b0"
 dependencies = [
  "autocfg",
+ "num-bigint",
  "num-integer",
  "num-traits",
 ]
@@ -1760,6 +1880,15 @@ version = "0.1.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "b15813163c1d831bf4a13c3610c05c0d03b39feb07f7e09fa234dac9b15aaf39"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "owned_ttf_parser"
+version = "0.15.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "05e6affeb1632d6ff6a23d2cd40ffed138e82f1532571a26f527c8a284bb2fbb"
+dependencies = [
+ "ttf-parser",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "parking"
 version = "2.1.1"
@@ -1869,7 +1998,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "5d5285893bb5eb82e6aaf5d59ee909a06a16737a8970984dd7746ba9283498d6"
 dependencies = [
  "phf_shared 0.10.0",
- "rand",
+ "rand 0.8.5",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1879,7 +2008,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "48e4cc64c2ad9ebe670cb8fd69dd50ae301650392e81c05f9bfcb2d5bdbc24b0"
 dependencies = [
  "phf_shared 0.11.2",
- "rand",
+ "rand 0.8.5",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2069,6 +2198,19 @@ dependencies = [
  "proc-macro2",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "rand"
+version = "0.7.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "6a6b1679d49b24bbfe0c803429aa1874472f50d9b363131f0e89fc356b544d03"
+dependencies = [
+ "getrandom 0.1.16",
+ "libc",
+ "rand_chacha 0.2.2",
+ "rand_core 0.5.1",
+ "rand_hc",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "rand"
 version = "0.8.5"
@@ -2076,8 +2218,18 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "34af8d1a0e25924bc5b7c43c079c942339d8f0a8b57c39049bef581b46327404"
 dependencies = [
  "libc",
- "rand_chacha",
- "rand_core",
+ "rand_chacha 0.3.1",
+ "rand_core 0.6.4",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "rand_chacha"
+version = "0.2.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f4c8ed856279c9737206bf725bf36935d8666ead7aa69b52be55af369d193402"
+dependencies = [
+ "ppv-lite86",
+ "rand_core 0.5.1",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2087,7 +2239,16 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "e6c10a63a0fa32252be49d21e7709d4d4baf8d231c2dbce1eaa8141b9b127d88"
 dependencies = [
  "ppv-lite86",
- "rand_core",
+ "rand_core 0.6.4",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "rand_core"
+version = "0.5.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "90bde5296fc891b0cef12a6d03ddccc162ce7b2aff54160af9338f8d40df6d19"
+dependencies = [
+ "getrandom 0.1.16",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2096,9 +2257,33 @@ version = "0.6.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "ec0be4795e2f6a28069bec0b5ff3e2ac9bafc99e6a9a7dc3547996c5c816922c"
 dependencies = [
- "getrandom",
+ "getrandom 0.2.10",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "rand_distr"
+version = "0.2.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "96977acbdd3a6576fb1d27391900035bf3863d4a16422973a409b488cf29ffb2"
+dependencies = [
+ "rand 0.7.3",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "rand_hc"
+version = "0.2.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ca3129af7b92a17112d59ad498c6f81eaf463253766b90396d39ea7a39d6613c"
+dependencies = [
+ "rand_core 0.5.1",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "rawpointer"
+version = "0.2.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "60a357793950651c4ed0f3f52338f53b2f809f32d83a07f72909fa13e4c6c1e3"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "rayon"
 version = "1.8.0"
@@ -2290,7 +2475,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "num_cpus",
  "parking_lot",
  "pin-project-lite",
- "rand",
+ "rand 0.8.5",
  "ref-cast",
  "rmp-serde",
  "rocket_codegen",
@@ -2368,7 +2553,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "num-traits",
  "pkcs1",
  "pkcs8",
- "rand_core",
+ "rand_core 0.6.4",
  "signature",
  "spki",
  "subtle",
@@ -2433,6 +2618,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "untrusted",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "rusttype"
+version = "0.9.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "3ff8374aa04134254b7995b63ad3dc41c7f7236f69528b28553da7d72efaa967"
+dependencies = [
+ "ab_glyph_rasterizer",
+ "owned_ttf_parser",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "rustversion"
 version = "1.0.14"
@@ -2445,6 +2640,15 @@ version = "1.0.15"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "1ad4cc8da4ef723ed60bced201181d83791ad433213d8c24efffda1eec85d741"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "safe_arch"
+version = "0.7.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f398075ce1e6a179b46f51bd88d0598b92b00d3551f1a2d4ac49e771b56ac354"
+dependencies = [
+ "bytemuck",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "schannel"
 version = "0.1.22"
@@ -2649,7 +2853,20 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "5e1788eed21689f9cf370582dfc467ef36ed9c707f073528ddafa8d83e3b8500"
 dependencies = [
  "digest",
- "rand_core",
+ "rand_core 0.6.4",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "simba"
+version = "0.7.3"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "2f3fd720c48c53cace224ae62bef1bbff363a70c68c4802a78b5cc6159618176"
+dependencies = [
+ "approx",
+ "num-complex",
+ "num-traits",
+ "paste",
+ "wide",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -2872,7 +3089,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "memchr",
  "once_cell",
  "percent-encoding",
- "rand",
+ "rand 0.8.5",
  "rsa",
  "serde",
  "sha1",
@@ -2912,7 +3129,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "md-5",
  "memchr",
  "once_cell",
- "rand",
+ "rand 0.8.5",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
  "sha1",
@@ -3347,6 +3564,12 @@ version = "0.2.4"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "3528ecfd12c466c6f163363caf2d02a71161dd5e1cc6ae7b34207ea2d42d81ed"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "ttf-parser"
+version = "0.15.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "7b3e06c9b9d80ed6b745c7159c40b311ad2916abb34a49e9be2653b90db0d8dd"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "typenum"
 version = "1.16.0"
@@ -3488,6 +3711,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "try-lock",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "wasi"
+version = "0.9.0+wasi-snapshot-preview1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "cccddf32554fecc6acb585f82a32a72e28b48f8c4c1883ddfeeeaa96f7d8e519"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "wasi"
 version = "0.10.0+wasi-snapshot-preview1"
@@ -3597,6 +3826,16 @@ version = "1.4.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "22fc3756b8a9133049b26c7f61ab35416c130e8c09b660f5b3958b446f52cc50"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "wide"
+version = "0.7.13"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "c68938b57b33da363195412cfc5fc37c9ed49aa9cfe2156fde64b8d2c9498242"
+dependencies = [
+ "bytemuck",
+ "safe_arch",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "winapi"
 version = "0.3.9"
diff --git a/backend/Cargo.toml b/backend/Cargo.toml
index fb58c88..bcc79b2 100644
--- a/backend/Cargo.toml
+++ b/backend/Cargo.toml
@@ -21,5 +21,6 @@ log = "0.4.20"
 env_logger = "0.10.0"
 bardecoder = "0.5.0"
 image = "0.24.7"
+imageproc = "0.23.0"
 
 
diff --git a/backend/src/controller/scans/mod.rs b/backend/src/controller/scans/mod.rs
index 05fd1ad..4cb7941 100644
--- a/backend/src/controller/scans/mod.rs
+++ b/backend/src/controller/scans/mod.rs
@@ -143,9 +143,13 @@ fn get_image_info(path: PathBuf) -> ScanInfo {
     //
     // TODO: threshold cropped image before getting qr
     //
+    let thresh_img = cropped_img.to_luma8();
+    let thresholded_image = imageproc::contrast::threshold(&thresh_img, 128);
+    // convert to image
+    let thresholded_image = image::DynamicImage::ImageLuma8(thresholded_image);
 
     // get qr from cropped image
-    let results = bardecoder::default_decoder().decode(&cropped_img);
+    let results = bardecoder::default_decoder().decode(&thresholded_image);
 
     if results.is_empty() {
         log::info!("QR not found");