diff --git a/openlp/plugins/songs/forms/editsongform.py b/openlp/plugins/songs/forms/editsongform.py
index 361675490..ace2d4f24 100644
--- a/openlp/plugins/songs/forms/editsongform.py
+++ b/openlp/plugins/songs/forms/editsongform.py
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ class EditSongForm(QtGui.QDialog, Ui_EditSongDialog):
     def onCopyrightInsertButtonTriggered(self):
         text = self.CopyrightEditItem.text()
         pos = self.CopyrightEditItem.cursorPosition()
-        text = text[:pos] + u'\xa9' + text[pos:]
+        text = text[:pos] + '\xa9' + text[pos:]
         self.CopyrightEditItem.setText(text)
         self.CopyrightEditItem.setFocus()
         self.CopyrightEditItem.setCursorPosition(pos + 1)
diff --git a/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/__init__.py b/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/__init__.py
index 15303ccf7..dddb23b4e 100644
--- a/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/__init__.py
+++ b/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/__init__.py
@@ -94,6 +94,10 @@ class VerseType(object):
 from manager import SongManager
 from songstab import SongsTab
 from mediaitem import SongMediaItem
-from sofimport import SofImport
-from oooimport import OooImport
-from songimport import SongImport
\ No newline at end of file
+from songimport import SongImport
+try:
+    from sofimport import SofImport
+    from oooimport import OooImport
+except ImportError:
+    pass
+
diff --git a/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/songimport.py b/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/songimport.py
index 030a27f6b..80677b659 100644
--- a/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/songimport.py
+++ b/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/songimport.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import re
 
 from PyQt4 import QtGui
 
-from openlp.core.lib import SongXMLBuilder
+from openlp.core.lib import SongXMLBuilder, translate
 from openlp.plugins.songs.lib import VerseType
 from openlp.plugins.songs.lib.db import Song, Author, Topic, Book
 
@@ -63,10 +63,10 @@ class SongImport(object):
         self.verses = []
         self.versecount = 0
         self.choruscount = 0
-        self.copyright_string = unicode(QtGui.QApplication.translate(
-            u'SongsPlugin.SongImport', u'copyright'))
-        self.copyright_symbol = unicode(QtGui.QApplication.translate(
-            u'SongsPlugin.SongImport', u'\xa9'))
+        self.copyright_string = unicode(translate(
+            'SongsPlugin.SongImport', 'copyright'))
+        self.copyright_symbol = unicode(translate(
+            'SongsPlugin.SongImport', '\xa9'))
 
     @staticmethod
     def process_songs_text(manager, text):
diff --git a/openlp/plugins/songs/songsplugin.py b/openlp/plugins/songs/songsplugin.py
index 6d610282c..d128bc6a2 100644
--- a/openlp/plugins/songs/songsplugin.py
+++ b/openlp/plugins/songs/songsplugin.py
@@ -29,10 +29,15 @@ from PyQt4 import QtCore, QtGui
 
 from openlp.core.lib import Plugin, build_icon, PluginStatus, Receiver, \
     translate
-from openlp.plugins.songs.lib import SongManager, SongMediaItem, SongsTab, \
-    SofImport, OooImport
+from openlp.plugins.songs.lib import SongManager, SongMediaItem, SongsTab
 from openlp.plugins.songs.lib.db import Song
 
+try:
+    from openlp.plugins.songs.lib import SofImport, OooImport
+    OOo_available = True
+except ImportError:
+    OOo_available = False
+
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 class SongsPlugin(Plugin):
@@ -96,46 +101,48 @@ class SongsPlugin(Plugin):
         self.SongImportItem.setToolTip(translate('SongsPlugin',
             'Import songs using the import wizard.'))
         import_menu.addAction(self.SongImportItem)
-        # Songs of Fellowship import menu item - will be removed and the
-        # functionality will be contained within the import wizard
-        self.ImportSofItem = QtGui.QAction(import_menu)
-        self.ImportSofItem.setObjectName(u'ImportSofItem')
-        self.ImportSofItem.setText(
-            translate('SongsPlugin',
-                'Songs of Fellowship (temp menu item)'))
-        self.ImportSofItem.setToolTip(
-            translate('SongsPlugin',
-                'Import songs from the VOLS1_2.RTF, sof3words' \
-                + '.rtf and sof4words.rtf supplied with the music books'))
-        self.ImportSofItem.setStatusTip(
-            translate('SongsPlugin',
-                'Import songs from the VOLS1_2.RTF, sof3words' \
-                + '.rtf and sof4words.rtf supplied with the music books'))
-        import_menu.addAction(self.ImportSofItem)
-        # OpenOffice.org import menu item - will be removed and the
-        # functionality will be contained within the import wizard
-        self.ImportOooItem = QtGui.QAction(import_menu)
-        self.ImportOooItem.setObjectName(u'ImportOooItem')
-        self.ImportOooItem.setText(
-            translate('SongsPlugin',
-                'Generic Document/Presentation Import '
-                '(temp menu item)'))
-        self.ImportOooItem.setToolTip(
-            translate('SongsPlugin',
-                'Import songs from '
-                'Word/Writer/Powerpoint/Impress'))
-        self.ImportOooItem.setStatusTip(
-            translate('SongsPlugin',
-                'Import songs from '
-                'Word/Writer/Powerpoint/Impress'))
-        import_menu.addAction(self.ImportOooItem)
         # Signals and slots
         QtCore.QObject.connect(self.SongImportItem,
             QtCore.SIGNAL(u'triggered()'), self.onSongImportItemClicked)
-        QtCore.QObject.connect(self.ImportSofItem,
-            QtCore.SIGNAL(u'triggered()'), self.onImportSofItemClick)
-        QtCore.QObject.connect(self.ImportOooItem,
-            QtCore.SIGNAL(u'triggered()'), self.onImportOooItemClick)
+        if OOo_available:
+            # Songs of Fellowship import menu item - will be removed and the
+            # functionality will be contained within the import wizard
+            self.ImportSofItem = QtGui.QAction(import_menu)
+            self.ImportSofItem.setObjectName(u'ImportSofItem')
+            self.ImportSofItem.setText(
+                translate('SongsPlugin',
+                    'Songs of Fellowship (temp menu item)'))
+            self.ImportSofItem.setToolTip(
+                translate('SongsPlugin',
+                    'Import songs from the VOLS1_2.RTF, sof3words' \
+                    + '.rtf and sof4words.rtf supplied with the music books'))
+            self.ImportSofItem.setStatusTip(
+                translate('SongsPlugin',
+                    'Import songs from the VOLS1_2.RTF, sof3words' \
+                    + '.rtf and sof4words.rtf supplied with the music books'))
+            import_menu.addAction(self.ImportSofItem)
+            # OpenOffice.org import menu item - will be removed and the
+            # functionality will be contained within the import wizard
+            self.ImportOooItem = QtGui.QAction(import_menu)
+            self.ImportOooItem.setObjectName(u'ImportOooItem')
+            self.ImportOooItem.setText(
+                translate('SongsPlugin',
+                    'Generic Document/Presentation Import '
+                    '(temp menu item)'))
+            self.ImportOooItem.setToolTip(
+                translate('SongsPlugin',
+                    'Import songs from '
+                    'Word/Writer/Powerpoint/Impress'))
+            self.ImportOooItem.setStatusTip(
+                translate('SongsPlugin',
+                    'Import songs from '
+                    'Word/Writer/Powerpoint/Impress'))
+            import_menu.addAction(self.ImportOooItem)
+            # Signals and slots
+            QtCore.QObject.connect(self.ImportSofItem,
+                QtCore.SIGNAL(u'triggered()'), self.onImportSofItemClick)
+            QtCore.QObject.connect(self.ImportOooItem,
+                QtCore.SIGNAL(u'triggered()'), self.onImportOooItemClick)
 
     def add_export_menu_item(self, export_menu):
         """