diff --git a/openlp/core/widgets/dialogs.py b/openlp/core/widgets/dialogs.py
index 464875a37..f038c3af6 100644
--- a/openlp/core/widgets/dialogs.py
+++ b/openlp/core/widgets/dialogs.py
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@ class FileDialog(QtWidgets.QFileDialog):
         :rtype: tuple[pathlib.Path | None, str]
         """
         args, kwargs = replace_params(args, kwargs, ((2, 'directory', path_to_str),))
-
         file_name, selected_filter = super().getSaveFileName(*args, **kwargs)
 
         # getSaveFileName returns a tuple. The first item represents the path as a str. The string is empty if the user
diff --git a/openlp/plugins/songs/forms/songimportform.py b/openlp/plugins/songs/forms/songimportform.py
index 96542e0f1..ac6d7cee1 100644
--- a/openlp/plugins/songs/forms/songimportform.py
+++ b/openlp/plugins/songs/forms/songimportform.py
@@ -348,8 +348,9 @@ class SongImportForm(OpenLPWizard, RegistryProperties):
 
         :rtype: None
         """
-        file_path, filter_used = FileDialog.getSaveFileName(
-            self, self.settings.value('songs/last directory import'))
+        file_path, filter_used = FileDialog.getSaveFileName(self,
+                                                            translate('SongPlugin.SongImporter', 'Save Error File'),
+                                                            self.settings.value('songs/last directory import'))
         if file_path is None:
             return
         file_path.write_text(self.error_report_text_edit.toPlainText(), encoding='utf-8')
diff --git a/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/openlyricsxml.py b/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/openlyricsxml.py
index c569541db..31e3e222b 100644
--- a/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/openlyricsxml.py
+++ b/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/openlyricsxml.py
@@ -686,7 +686,10 @@ class OpenLyrics(object):
         string_lines = etree.tostring(lines)
         # lxml 4.6.x or some recent version of libxml2 seems to add the rest of the song to the string, so split on the
         # closing verse tag, and then add it back in
-        string_lines = string_lines.split(b'</lines>', 1)[0] + b'</lines>'
+        if b'</lines>' in string_lines:
+            string_lines = string_lines.split(b'</lines>', 1)[0] + b'</lines>'
+        elif b'<lines/>' in string_lines:
+            string_lines = string_lines.split(b'<lines/>', 1)[0] + b'<lines/>'
         element = etree.XML(string_lines)
 
         # OpenLyrics 0.8 uses <br/> for new lines. Append text from "lines" element to verse text.
diff --git a/tests/openlp_plugins/songs/test_openlyricsxml.py b/tests/openlp_plugins/songs/test_openlyricsxml.py
index e31b0a028..cb532a485 100644
--- a/tests/openlp_plugins/songs/test_openlyricsxml.py
+++ b/tests/openlp_plugins/songs/test_openlyricsxml.py
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ VERSE_LINES_08_XML = '<lines>\
                         Amazing grace, how sweet the sound<br/>\
                         That saved a wretch like me\
                       </lines>'
+VERSE_LINES_EMPTY_XML = '<lines/>'
 AUTHOR_XML = '<properties>\
                   <authors>\
                       <author type="words">Test Author1</author>\
@@ -104,6 +105,21 @@ def test_process_verse_lines_v08():
                      '                        That saved a wretch like me                      '
 
 
+def test_process_empty_verse_lines():
+    """
+    Test that _process_verse_lines() correctly handles empty verse lines
+    """
+    # GIVEN: An empty lines object with additional content
+    open_lyrics = OpenLyrics(MagicMock())
+    lines = objectify.fromstring(VERSE_LINES_EMPTY_XML)
+
+    # WHEN: The lyrics of a verse are processed
+    result = open_lyrics._process_verse_lines(lines, '0.8')
+
+    # THEN: The results should be correct
+    assert result == ''
+
+
 def test_process_formatting_tags(settings):
     """
     Test that _process_formatting_tags works