diff --git a/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/songimport.py b/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/songimport.py
index 494743eee..6841dd57e 100644
--- a/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/songimport.py
+++ b/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/songimport.py
@@ -268,7 +268,8 @@ class SongImport(QtCore.QObject):
         elif int(verse_def[1:]) > self.verseCounts[verse_def[0]]:
             self.verseCounts[verse_def[0]] = int(verse_def[1:])
         self.verses.append([verse_def, verse_text.rstrip(), lang])
-        self.verseOrderListGenerated.append(verse_def)
+        if verse_def not in self.verseOrderListGenerated:
+            self.verseOrderListGenerated.append(verse_def)
 
     def repeatVerse(self):
         """
diff --git a/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/songshowplusimport.py b/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/songshowplusimport.py
index 43ccced24..04fe10370 100644
--- a/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/songshowplusimport.py
+++ b/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/songshowplusimport.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ SongShow Plus songs into the OpenLP database.
 """
 import os
 import logging
+import re
 import struct
 
 from openlp.core.ui.wizard import WizardStrings
@@ -44,13 +45,13 @@ COPYRIGHT = 3
 CCLI_NO = 5
 VERSE = 12
 CHORUS = 20
+BRIDGE = 24
 TOPIC = 29
 COMMENTS = 30
 VERSE_ORDER = 31
 SONG_BOOK = 35
 SONG_NUMBER = 36
 CUSTOM_VERSE = 37
-BRIDGE = 24
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -189,13 +190,19 @@ class SongShowPlusImport(SongImport):
                 self.logError(file)
 
     def toOpenLPVerseTag(self, verse_name, ignore_unique=False):
-        if verse_name.find(" ") != -1:
-            verse_parts = verse_name.split(" ")
-            verse_type = verse_parts[0]
-            verse_number = verse_parts[1]
+        # have we got any digits?
+        # If so, verse number is everything from the digits
+        # to the end (openlp does not have concept of part verses, so
+        # just ignore any non integers on the end (including floats))
+        match = re.match(u'(\D*)(\d+)', verse_name)
+        if match:
+            verse_type = match.group(1).strip()
+            verse_number = match.group(2)
         else:
+            # otherwise we assume number 1 and take the whole prefix as
+            # the verse tag
             verse_type = verse_name
-            verse_number = "1"
+            verse_number = u'1'
         verse_type = verse_type.lower()
         if verse_type == "verse":
             verse_tag = VerseType.Tags[VerseType.Verse]