diff --git a/openlp/plugins/songs/forms/editsongdialog.py b/openlp/plugins/songs/forms/editsongdialog.py
index b53f5b11b..dc69e1c67 100644
--- a/openlp/plugins/songs/forms/editsongdialog.py
+++ b/openlp/plugins/songs/forms/editsongdialog.py
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ class Ui_EditSongDialog(object):
         self.ThemeGroupBox.setTitle(self.trUtf8('Theme'))
         self.ThemeAddButton.setText(self.trUtf8('Add a Theme'))
         self.CopyrightGroupBox.setTitle(self.trUtf8('Copyright Information'))
-        self.CopyrightInsertButton.setText(self.trUtf8('\u00a9'))
+        self.CopyrightInsertButton.setText(self.trUtf8(u'\u00a9'.encode('utf8')))
         self.CCLILabel.setText(self.trUtf8('CCLI Number:'))
         self.CommentsGroupBox.setTitle(self.trUtf8('Comments'))
         self.SongTabWidget.setTabText(