diff --git a/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/xml.py b/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/xml.py
index 91111e40a..a2a73ec97 100644
--- a/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/xml.py
+++ b/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/xml.py
@@ -381,6 +381,7 @@ class OpenLyrics(object):
                 author = Author.populate(display_name=display_name,
                     last_name=display_name.split(u' ')[-1],
                     first_name=u' '.join(display_name.split(u' ')[:-1]))
+            song.authors.append(author)
         if not song.authors:
             add_author_unknown(self.manager, song)