diff --git a/openlp/plugins/songs/reporting.py b/openlp/plugins/songs/reporting.py
index fb9a6a6a8..94619014d 100644
--- a/openlp/plugins/songs/reporting.py
+++ b/openlp/plugins/songs/reporting.py
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ def report_song_list():
     if not report_file_name.endswith('csv'):
         report_file_name += '.csv'
     file_handle = None
+    Registry().get('application').set_busy_cursor()
     try:
         file_handle = open(report_file_name, 'wt')
         fieldnames = ('Title', 'Alternative Title', 'Copyright', 'Author(s)', 'Song Book', 'Topic')
@@ -66,29 +67,31 @@ def report_song_list():
             author_list = []
             for author_song in song.authors_songs:
                 author_list.append(author_song.author.display_name)
-            author_string = '{name}'.format(name=' | '.join(author_list))
+            author_string = ' | '.join(author_list)
             book_list = []
             for book_song in song.songbook_entries:
                 if hasattr(book_song, 'entry') and book_song.entry:
                     book_list.append('{name} #{entry}'.format(name=book_song.songbook.name, entry=book_song.entry))
-            book_string = '{name}'.format(name=' | '.join(book_list))
+            book_string = ' | '.join(book_list)
             topic_list = []
             for topic_song in song.topics:
                 if hasattr(topic_song, 'name'):
                     topic_list.append(topic_song.name)
-            topic_string = '{name}'.format(name=' | '.join(topic_list))
+            topic_string = ' | '.join(topic_list)
             writer.writerow({'Title': song.title,
                              'Alternative Title': song.alternate_title,
                              'Copyright': song.copyright,
                              'Author(s)': author_string,
                              'Song Book': book_string,
                              'Topic': topic_string})
+        Registry().get('application').set_normal_cursor()
         main_window.information_message(
             translate('SongPlugin.ReportSongList', 'Report Creation'),
             translate('SongPlugin.ReportSongList',
                       'Report \n{name} \nhas been successfully created. ').format(name=report_file_name)
         )
     except OSError as ose:
+        Registry().get('application').set_normal_cursor()
         log.exception('Failed to write out song usage records')
         critical_error_message_box(translate('SongPlugin.ReportSongList', 'Song Extraction Failed'),
                                    translate('SongPlugin.ReportSongList',