diff --git a/openlp/core/lib/htmlbuilder.py b/openlp/core/lib/htmlbuilder.py
index 1a66f9288..3a8e21285 100644
--- a/openlp/core/lib/htmlbuilder.py
+++ b/openlp/core/lib/htmlbuilder.py
@@ -261,7 +261,8 @@ sup {
             clearTimeout(timer);
         text_fade('lyricsmain', newtext);
         text_fade('lyricsoutline', newtext);
-        text_fade('lyricsshadow', newtext.replace(/-webkit-text-fill-color:[^;\"]+/gi, ""));
+        cleantext = newtext.replace(/-webkit-text-fill-color:[^;\"]+/gi, "");
+        text_fade('lyricsshadow', cleantext);
         if(text_opacity()==1) return;
         timer = setTimeout(function(){
             show_text(newtext);