diff --git a/openlp/plugins/songs/forms/songmaintenanceform.py b/openlp/plugins/songs/forms/songmaintenanceform.py
index 9ce5c9120..bf7fb40b7 100644
--- a/openlp/plugins/songs/forms/songmaintenanceform.py
+++ b/openlp/plugins/songs/forms/songmaintenanceform.py
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ class SongMaintenanceForm(QtGui.QDialog, Ui_SongMaintenanceDialog):
             # cause an error message later on).
             if edit:
                 for topic in topics:
-                    if topics.id != new_topic.id:
+                    if topic.id != new_topic.id:
                         return False
                 return True
             else:
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ class SongMaintenanceForm(QtGui.QDialog, Ui_SongMaintenanceDialog):
             # cause an error message later on).
             if edit:
                 for book in books:
-                    if books.id != new_book.id:
+                    if book.id != new_book.id:
                         return False
                 return True
             else: