diff --git a/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/importers/songimport.py b/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/importers/songimport.py
index 1b4550244..54c82da29 100644
--- a/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/importers/songimport.py
+++ b/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/importers/songimport.py
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ class SongImport(QtCore.QObject):
             song_book = self.manager.get_object_filtered(Book, Book.name == self.song_book_name)
             if song_book is None:
                 song_book = Book.populate(name=self.song_book_name, publisher=self.song_book_pub)
-            song.book = song_book
+            song.add_songbook_entry(song_book, song.song_number)
         for topic_text in self.topics:
             if not topic_text:
                 continue