diff --git a/openlp/plugins/songs/forms/editsongform.py b/openlp/plugins/songs/forms/editsongform.py
index 67ff6f32f..005ca0192 100644
--- a/openlp/plugins/songs/forms/editsongform.py
+++ b/openlp/plugins/songs/forms/editsongform.py
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ class EditSongForm(QtGui.QDialog, Ui_EditSongDialog):
                 return False
         if self.song.verse_order:
             order = []
-            order_names = self.song.verse_order.split(u' ')
+            order_names = self.song.verse_order.split(None)
             for item in order_names:
                 if len(item) == 1:
                     order.append(item.lower() + u'1')
diff --git a/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/mediaitem.py b/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/mediaitem.py
index a211344c2..03e4e909c 100644
--- a/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/mediaitem.py
+++ b/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/mediaitem.py
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ class SongMediaItem(MediaManagerItem):
                         verse[1][:30], unicode(verse[1]), verseTag)
             else:
                 #Loop through the verse list and expand the song accordingly.
-                for order in song.verse_order.upper().split(u' '):
+                for order in song.verse_order.upper().split(None):
                     if len(order) == 0:
                         break
                     for verse in verseList: