diff --git a/openlp/plugins/custom/forms/editcustomslideform.py b/openlp/plugins/custom/forms/editcustomslideform.py
index d7d022a66..6d4c7f9c2 100644
--- a/openlp/plugins/custom/forms/editcustomslideform.py
+++ b/openlp/plugins/custom/forms/editcustomslideform.py
@@ -72,16 +72,25 @@ class EditCustomSlideForm(QtGui.QDialog, Ui_CustomSlideEditDialog):
         """
         Adds a slide split at the cursor.
         """
-        if self.slideTextEdit.textCursor().columnNumber() != 0:
-            self.slideTextEdit.insertPlainText(u'\n')
-        self.slideTextEdit.insertPlainText(u'[===]\n')
+        self.insertSingleLineTextAtCursor(u'[===]')
         self.slideTextEdit.setFocus()
 
     def onSplitButtonPressed(self):
         """
         Adds a virtual split at cursor.
         """
-        if self.slideTextEdit.textCursor().columnNumber() != 0:
-            self.slideTextEdit.insertPlainText(u'\n')
-        self.slideTextEdit.insertPlainText(u'[---]')
+        self.insertSingleLineTextAtCursor(u'[---]')
         self.slideTextEdit.setFocus()
+
+    def insertSingleLineTextAtCursor(self, text):
+        """
+        Adds ``text`` in a single line at the cursor position.
+        """
+        full_text = self.slideTextEdit.toPlainText()
+        position = self.slideTextEdit.textCursor().position()
+        if position and full_text[position-1] != u'\n':
+             text = u'\n' + text
+        if position ==  len(full_text) or full_text[position] != u'\n':
+             text += u'\n'
+        self.slideTextEdit.insertPlainText(text)
+
diff --git a/openlp/plugins/songs/forms/editverseform.py b/openlp/plugins/songs/forms/editverseform.py
index f4c9e6cb3..1e7bf4375 100644
--- a/openlp/plugins/songs/forms/editverseform.py
+++ b/openlp/plugins/songs/forms/editverseform.py
@@ -75,10 +75,14 @@ class EditVerseForm(QtGui.QDialog, Ui_EditVerseDialog):
         self.verseTextEdit.setFocus()
 
     def onSplitButtonClicked(self):
-        verse_type_index = self.verseTypeComboBox.currentIndex()
-        if self.verseTextEdit.textCursor().columnNumber() != 0:
-            self.verseTextEdit.insertPlainText(u'\n')
-        self.verseTextEdit.insertPlainText(u'[---]')
+        text = self.verseTextEdit.toPlainText()
+        position = self.verseTextEdit.textCursor().position()
+        insert_string = u'[---]'
+        if position and text[position-1] != u'\n':
+             insert_string = u'\n' + insert_string
+        if position ==  len(text) or text[position] != u'\n':
+             insert_string += u'\n'
+        self.verseTextEdit.insertPlainText(insert_string)
         self.verseTextEdit.setFocus()
 
     def onInsertButtonClicked(self):
@@ -113,8 +117,7 @@ class EditVerseForm(QtGui.QDialog, Ui_EditVerseDialog):
                 verse_num = int(match.group(2))
             except ValueError:
                 verse_num = 1
-            verse_type_index = VerseType.from_loose_input(verse_tag, None)
-            if verse_type_index is not None:
+            if VerseType.from_loose_input(verse_tag, False):
                 self.verseNumberBox.setValue(verse_num)
 
     def onCursorPositionChanged(self):