diff --git a/openlp/plugins/songs/forms/editsongform.py b/openlp/plugins/songs/forms/editsongform.py
index 43fba6dd9..b36ea55e1 100644
--- a/openlp/plugins/songs/forms/editsongform.py
+++ b/openlp/plugins/songs/forms/editsongform.py
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ class EditSongForm(QtGui.QDialog, Ui_EditSongDialog):
             return False
         if self.verseOrderEdit.text():
             order = []
-            order_names = str(self.verseOrderEdit.text()).split()
+            order_names = unicode(self.verseOrderEdit.text()).split()
             for item in order_names:
                 if len(item) == 1:
                     order.append(item.lower() + u'1')