diff --git a/openlp/core/common/__init__.py b/openlp/core/common/__init__.py
index 8d939a97f..79f08cd39 100644
--- a/openlp/core/common/__init__.py
+++ b/openlp/core/common/__init__.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ log = logging.getLogger(__name__ + '.__init__')
 
 FIRST_CAMEL_REGEX = re.compile('(.)([A-Z][a-z]+)')
 SECOND_CAMEL_REGEX = re.compile('([a-z0-9])([A-Z])')
-CONTROL_CHARS = re.compile(r'[\x00-\x1F\x7F-\x9F]')
+CONTROL_CHARS = re.compile(r'[\x00-\08\x0E-\x1F\x7F-\x9F]')
 INVALID_FILE_CHARS = re.compile(r'[\\/:\*\?"<>\|\+\[\]%]')
 IMAGES_FILTER = None
 REPLACMENT_CHARS_MAP = str.maketrans({'\u2018': '\'', '\u2019': '\'', '\u201c': '"', '\u201d': '"', '\u2026': '...',
diff --git a/tests/functional/openlp_core/common/test_common.py b/tests/functional/openlp_core/common/test_common.py
index b4554d198..bd3e627c4 100644
--- a/tests/functional/openlp_core/common/test_common.py
+++ b/tests/functional/openlp_core/common/test_common.py
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ Functional tests to test the AppLocation class and related methods.
 from unittest import TestCase
 from unittest.mock import MagicMock, call, patch
 
-from openlp.core.common import clean_button_text, de_hump, extension_loader, is_macosx, is_linux, is_win, \
-    path_to_module, trace_error_handler
+from openlp.core.common import (clean_button_text, de_hump, extension_loader, is_macosx, is_linux,
+                                is_win, normalize_str, path_to_module, trace_error_handler)
 from openlp.core.common.path import Path
 
 
@@ -211,6 +211,30 @@ class TestCommonFunctions(TestCase):
             assert is_win() is False, 'is_win() should return False'
             assert is_macosx() is False, 'is_macosx() should return False'
 
+    def test_normalize_str_leaves_newlines(self):
+        # GIVEN: a string containing newlines
+        str = 'something\nelse'
+        # WHEN: normalize is called
+        normalized_string = normalize_str(str)
+        # THEN: string is unchanged
+        assert normalized_string == str
+
+    def test_normalize_str_removes_null_byte(self):
+        # GIVEN: a string containing newlines
+        str = 'somet\x00hing'
+        # WHEN: normalize is called
+        normalized_string = normalize_str(str)
+        # THEN: string is unchanged
+        assert normalized_string == 'something'
+
+    def test_normalize_str_replaces_crlf_with_lf(self):
+        # GIVEN: a string containing crlf
+        str = 'something\r\nelse'
+        # WHEN: normalize is called
+        normalized_string = normalize_str(str)
+        # THEN: crlf is replaced with lf
+        assert normalized_string == 'something\nelse'
+
     def test_clean_button_text(self):
         """
         Test the clean_button_text() function.