diff --git a/openlp/core/lib/serviceitem.py b/openlp/core/lib/serviceitem.py
index ca7111d41..1295a6e4f 100644
--- a/openlp/core/lib/serviceitem.py
+++ b/openlp/core/lib/serviceitem.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ import uuid
 
 from PyQt4 import QtGui
 
-from openlp.core.lib import build_icon, resize_image
+from openlp.core.lib import build_icon, resize_image, Receiver
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -390,3 +390,14 @@ class ServiceItem(object):
         Clear's the service item's cache.
         """
         self.cache = {}
+
+    def trigger_song_usage(self):
+        """
+        Send the audit data if it exists
+        """
+        if self.audit:
+            Receiver.send_message(u'songs_live_started', self.audit)
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/openlp/core/ui/slidecontroller.py b/openlp/core/ui/slidecontroller.py
index e118036d2..dfb53cd9b 100644
--- a/openlp/core/ui/slidecontroller.py
+++ b/openlp/core/ui/slidecontroller.py
@@ -602,6 +602,8 @@ class SlideController(QtGui.QWidget):
         self.enableToolBar(serviceItem)
         self.onSlideSelected()
         self.PreviewListWidget.setFocus()
+        if self.isLive:
+            self.serviceItem.trigger_song_usage()
         Receiver.send_message(u'slidecontroller_%s_started' % self.typePrefix,
             [serviceItem])
         if self.serviceItem.is_text():
diff --git a/openlp/plugins/songusage/songusageplugin.py b/openlp/plugins/songusage/songusageplugin.py
index 0ec82d15f..59f5907d1 100644
--- a/openlp/plugins/songusage/songusageplugin.py
+++ b/openlp/plugins/songusage/songusageplugin.py
@@ -133,11 +133,10 @@ class SongUsagePlugin(Plugin):
         QtCore.QSettings().setValue(self.settingsSection + u'/active',
             QtCore.QVariant(self.SongUsageActive))
 
-    def onReceiveSongUsage(self, items):
+    def onReceiveSongUsage(self, audit):
         """
-        SongUsage a live song from SlideController
+        Song Usage for live song from SlideController
         """
-        audit = items[0].audit
         if self.SongUsageActive and audit:
             song_usage_item = SongUsageItem()
             song_usage_item.usagedate = datetime.today()