diff --git a/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/__init__.py b/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/__init__.py
index f9bda3100..6798a39c0 100644
--- a/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/__init__.py
+++ b/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/__init__.py
@@ -664,26 +664,3 @@ def transpose_chord(chord, transpose_value, notation):
             else:
                 transposed_chord += note + rest
     return transposed_chord
-
-
-def make_list(array):
-    """
-    converts an ordinary list into a mustache ready dict construct augmented with some information to enable special
-    formatting features with the first, second to last and last element.
-
-    :param array: input list
-    :return: mustache ready and augmented dict
-    """
-    if len(array) < 0:
-        return False
-
-    result = []
-    for i in range(len(array)):
-        result.append({'entry': array[i]})
-        if i == 0:
-            result[i]['first'] = True
-        if i == len(array) - 1:
-            result[i]['last'] = True
-        if i == len(array) - 1 or i == len(array) - 2:
-            result[i]['last_or_penultimate'] = True
-    return result
diff --git a/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/mediaitem.py b/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/mediaitem.py
index 3943f0a3e..b314473f3 100644
--- a/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/mediaitem.py
+++ b/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/mediaitem.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 import logging
 import os
 import shutil
-import pystache
+import mako
 
 from PyQt5 import QtCore, QtWidgets
 from sqlalchemy.sql import and_, or_
@@ -31,13 +31,13 @@ from sqlalchemy.sql import and_, or_
 from openlp.core.common import Registry, AppLocation, Settings, check_directory_exists, UiStrings, translate
 from openlp.core.lib import MediaManagerItem, ItemCapabilities, PluginStatus, ServiceItemContext, \
     check_item_selected, create_separated_list
-from openlp.core.lib.ui import create_widget_action
+from openlp.core.lib.ui import create_widget_action, critical_error_message_box
 from openlp.core.common.languagemanager import get_natural_key
 from openlp.plugins.songs.forms.editsongform import EditSongForm
 from openlp.plugins.songs.forms.songmaintenanceform import SongMaintenanceForm
 from openlp.plugins.songs.forms.songimportform import SongImportForm
 from openlp.plugins.songs.forms.songexportform import SongExportForm
-from openlp.plugins.songs.lib import VerseType, clean_string, delete_song, make_list
+from openlp.plugins.songs.lib import VerseType, clean_string, delete_song
 from openlp.plugins.songs.lib.db import Author, AuthorType, Song, Book, MediaFile, SongBookEntry, Topic
 from openlp.plugins.songs.lib.ui import SongStrings
 from openlp.plugins.songs.lib.openlyricsxml import OpenLyrics, SongXML
@@ -663,30 +663,37 @@ class SongMediaItem(MediaManagerItem):
             item.raw_footer.append(translate('SongsPlugin.MediaItem', 'CCLI License: ') +
                                    Settings().value('core/ccli number'))
 
-        footer_template = Settings().value('songs/footer template').replace('\n', '').replace(' ', '')
+        footer_template = Settings().value('songs/footer template')
         # Keep this in sync with the list in songstab.py
-        item.footer_html = pystache.render(footer_template, {
+        vars = {
             'title': song.title,
             'alternate_title': song.alternate_title,
             'authors_none_label': translate('OpenLP.Ui', 'Written by'),
-            'authors_none': make_list(authors_none),
+            'authors_none': authors_none,
             'authors_words_label': AuthorType.Types[AuthorType.Words],
-            'authors_words': make_list(authors_words),
+            'authors_words': authors_words,
             'authors_music_label': AuthorType.Types[AuthorType.Music],
-            'authors_music': make_list(authors_music),
+            'authors_music': authors_music,
             'authors_words_music_label': AuthorType.Types[AuthorType.WordsAndMusic],
-            'authors_words_music': make_list(authors_words_music),
+            'authors_words_music': authors_words_music,
             'authors_translation_label': AuthorType.Types[AuthorType.Translation],
-            'authors_translation': make_list(authors_translation),
-            'authors_words_all': make_list(authors_words + authors_words_music),
-            'authors_music_all': make_list(authors_music + authors_words_music),
+            'authors_translation': authors_translation,
+            'authors_words_all': authors_words + authors_words_music,
+            'authors_music_all': authors_music + authors_words_music,
             'copyright': song.copyright,
-            'songbook_entries': make_list(songbooks),
+            'songbook_entries': songbooks,
             'ccli_license': Settings().value('core/ccli number'),
             'ccli_license_label': translate('SongsPlugin.MediaItem', 'CCLI License'),
             'ccli_number': song.ccli_number,
-            'topics': make_list([topic.name for topic in song.topics])
-        })
+            'topics': [topic.name for topic in song.topics]
+        }
+
+        try:
+            item.footer_html = mako.template.Template(footer_template).render_unicode(**vars).replace('\n', '')
+        except mako.exceptions.SyntaxException:
+            log.error('Failed to render Song footer html:\n' + mako.exceptions.text_error_template().render())
+            critical_error_message_box(message=translate('SongsPlugin.MediaItem',
+                                                         'Failed to render Song footer html.\nSee log for details'))
 
         return authors_all
 
diff --git a/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/songstab.py b/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/songstab.py
index fb7a820cc..575b77bbd 100644
--- a/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/songstab.py
+++ b/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/songstab.py
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ class SongsTab(SettingsTab):
         placeholders = [
             # placeholder, description, can be empty, is a list
             ['title', translate('SongsPlugin.SongsTab', 'Song Title'), False, False],
-            ['alternate_title', translate('SongsPlugin.SongsTab', 'Alternate Title'), False, False],
+            ['alternate_title', translate('SongsPlugin.SongsTab', 'Alternate Title'), True, False],
             ['written_by', const.format(translate('SongsPlugin.SongsTab', 'Written By')), True, False],
             ['authors_none', translate('SongsPlugin.SongsTab', 'Authors when type is not set'), False, True],
             ['authors_words_label', const.format(AuthorType.Types[AuthorType.Words]), False, False],
@@ -168,20 +168,14 @@ class SongsTab(SettingsTab):
                                             ('&nbsp;²' if placeholder[3] else ''))
         placeholder_info += '</table>'
         placeholder_info += '\n<br/>¹ {}'.format(translate('SongsPlugin.SongsTab', 'can be empty'))
-        placeholder_info += '\n<br/>² {}:<pre>{{#first}} <i>True</i> {}<br/>{{entry}} {}<br/>' \
-                            '{{#last}} <i>True</i> {}<br/>{{#last_or_penultimate}} <i>True</i> {}</pre>'\
-                            .format(translate('SongsPlugin.SongsTab', 'list of entries, can be empty'),
-                                    translate('SongsPlugin.SongsTab', 'for first element of list'),
-                                    translate('SongsPlugin.SongsTab', 'iterates over all entries'),
-                                    translate('SongsPlugin.SongsTab', 'for last element'),
-                                    translate('SongsPlugin.SongsTab', 'for last and second to last element'))
+        placeholder_info += '\n<br/>² {}'.format(translate('SongsPlugin.SongsTab', 'list of entries, can be empty'))
         self.footer_placeholder_info.setHtml(placeholder_info)
         self.footer_placeholder_info.setReadOnly(True)
 
         self.footer_info_label.setText(translate('SongsPlugin.SongsTab', 'How to use Footers:'))
-        self.footer_desc_label.setText('{} (<a href="http://mustache.github.io/mustache.5.html">{}</a>):'
+        self.footer_desc_label.setText('{} (<a href="http://docs.makotemplates.org">{}</a>):'
                                        .format(translate('SongsPlugin.SongsTab', 'Footer Template'),
-                                               translate('SongsPlugin.SongsTab', 'Mustache Syntax')))
+                                               translate('SongsPlugin.SongsTab', 'Mako Syntax')))
         self.footer_reset_button.setText(translate('SongsPlugin.SongsTab', 'Reset Template'))
 
     def on_search_as_type_check_box_changed(self, check_state):
diff --git a/openlp/plugins/songs/songsplugin.py b/openlp/plugins/songs/songsplugin.py
index 08d9ea9f0..e0f3b208a 100644
--- a/openlp/plugins/songs/songsplugin.py
+++ b/openlp/plugins/songs/songsplugin.py
@@ -68,46 +68,59 @@ __default_settings__ = {
     'songs/chord notation': 'english',  # Can be english, german or neo-latin
     'songs/mainview chords': False,
     'songs/disable chords import': False,
-    'songs/footer template': """{{title}}<br/>
+    'songs/footer template': """\
+${title}<br/>
 
-{{#authors_none}}
- {{#first}}{{authors_none_label}}:&nbsp;{{/first}}
- {{entry}}{{^last}},&nbsp;{{/last}}
- {{#last}}<br/>{{/last}}
-{{/authors_none}}
-{{#authors_words_music}}
- {{#first}}{{authors_words_music_label}}:&nbsp;{{/first}}
- {{entry}}{{^last}},&nbsp;{{/last}}
- {{#last}}<br/>{{/last}}
-{{/authors_words_music}}
-{{#authors_words}}
- {{#first}}{{authors_words_label}}:&nbsp;{{/first}}
- {{entry}}{{^last}},&nbsp;{{/last}}
- {{#last}}<br/>{{/last}}
-{{/authors_words}}
-{{#authors_music}}
- {{#first}}{{authors_music_label}}:&nbsp;{{/first}}
- {{entry}}{{^last}},&nbsp;{{/last}}
- {{#last}}<br/>{{/last}}
-{{/authors_music}}
-{{#authors_translation}}
- {{#first}}{{authors_translation_label}}:&nbsp;{{/first}}
- {{entry}}{{^last}},&nbsp;{{/last}}
- {{#last}}<br/>{{/last}}
-{{/authors_translation}}
+%if authors_none:
+  <%
+    authors = ", ".join(authors_none) 
+  %>
+  ${authors_none_label}:&nbsp;${authors}<br/>
+%endif
 
-{{#copyright}}
-  &copy;&nbsp;{{copyright}}<br/>
-{{/copyright}}
+%if authors_words_music:
+  <%
+    authors = ", ".join(authors_words_music) 
+  %>
+  ${authors_words_music_label}:&nbsp;${authors}<br/>
+%endif
 
-{{#songbook_entries}}
- {{entry}}{{^last}},&nbsp;{{/last}}
- {{#last}}<br/>{{/last}}
-{{/songbook_entries}}
+%if authors_words:
+  <%
+    authors = ", ".join(authors_words) 
+  %>
+  ${authors_words_label}:&nbsp;${authors}<br/>
+%endif
 
-{{#ccli_license}}
- {{ccli_license_label}}:&nbsp;{{ccli_license}}<br/>
-{{/ccli_license}}""",
+%if authors_music:
+  <%
+    authors = ", ".join(authors_music) 
+  %>
+  ${authors_music_label}:&nbsp;${authors}<br/>
+%endif
+
+%if authors_translation:
+  <%
+    authors = ", ".join(authors_translation) 
+  %>
+  ${authors_translation_label}:&nbsp;${authors}<br/>
+%endif
+
+%if copyright:
+  &copy;&nbsp;${copyright}<br/>
+%endif
+
+%if songbook_entries:
+  <%
+    entries = ", ".join(songbook_entries)
+  %>
+  ${entries}<br/>
+%endif
+
+%if ccli_license:
+  ${ccli_license_label}&nbsp;${ccli_license}<br/>
+%endif
+""",
 }
 
 
diff --git a/scripts/check_dependencies.py b/scripts/check_dependencies.py
index 7dcb45840..f2e6ebde2 100755
--- a/scripts/check_dependencies.py
+++ b/scripts/check_dependencies.py
@@ -93,8 +93,7 @@ MODULES = [
     'bs4',
     'mako',
     'uno',
-    'six',
-    'pystache'
+    'six'
 ]