diff --git a/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/mediaitem.py b/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/mediaitem.py
index 04fa5a77a..e51743413 100644
--- a/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/mediaitem.py
+++ b/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/mediaitem.py
@@ -556,18 +556,17 @@ class SongMediaItem(MediaManagerItem):
 
         :param song: A list of authors from the song in the database
         :param authors: A string with authors from the song to be imported
-        :return: True when Authors do match, else false.
+        :return: True when Authors do match, else False.
         """
         author_list = authors.split(', ')
         for author in song.authors:
             if author.display_name in author_list:
-                author_list = author_list.remove(author.display_name)
+                author_list.remove(author.display_name)
             else:
                 return False
         # List must be empty at the end
         return not author_list
 
-
     def search(self, string, show_error):
         """
         Search for some songs
diff --git a/tests/functional/openlp_plugins/songs/test_mediaitem.py b/tests/functional/openlp_plugins/songs/test_mediaitem.py
index 308881c2e..359e27a0f 100644
--- a/tests/functional/openlp_plugins/songs/test_mediaitem.py
+++ b/tests/functional/openlp_plugins/songs/test_mediaitem.py
@@ -128,3 +128,32 @@ class TestMediaItem(TestCase, TestMixin):
         # THEN: I would get an amended footer string
         self.assertEqual(service_item.raw_footer, ['My Song', 'My copyright', 'CCLI License: 4321'],
                          'The array should be returned correctly with a song, an author, copyright and amended ccli')
+
+    def match_authors_test(self):
+        """
+        Test the author matching when importing a song from a service
+        """
+        # GIVEN: A song and a string with authors
+        song = MagicMock()
+        song.authors = []
+        author = MagicMock()
+        author.display_name = "Hans Wurst"
+        song.authors.append(author)
+        author2 = MagicMock()
+        author2.display_name = "Max Mustermann"
+        song.authors.append(author2)
+        # There are occasions where an author appears twice in a song (with different types).
+        # We need to make sure that this case works (lp#1313538)
+        author3 = MagicMock()
+        author3.display_name = "Max Mustermann"
+        song.authors.append(author3)
+        authors_str = "Hans Wurst, Max Mustermann, Max Mustermann"
+        authors_str_wrong = "Hans Wurst, Max Mustermann"
+
+        # WHEN: Checking for matching
+        correct_result = self.media_item._authors_match(song, authors_str)
+        wrong_result = self.media_item._authors_match(song, authors_str_wrong)
+
+        # THEN: They should match
+        self.assertTrue(correct_result)
+        self.assertFalse(wrong_result)