diff --git a/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/ewimport.py b/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/ewimport.py
index e12b7e181..b08193672 100644
--- a/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/ewimport.py
+++ b/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/ewimport.py
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ class EasyWorshipSongImport(SongImport):
     """
     def __init__(self, manager, **kwargs):
         super(EasyWorshipSongImport, self).__init__(manager, **kwargs)
+        self.entry_error_log = ''
 
     def do_import(self):
         """
@@ -183,7 +184,12 @@ class EasyWorshipSongImport(SongImport):
             self.set_song_import_object(authors, inflated_content)
             if self.stop_import_flag:
                 break
-            if not self.finish():
+            if self.entry_error_log:
+                self.log_error(self.import_source,
+                               translate('SongsPlugin.EasyWorshipSongImport', '"%s" could not be imported. %s')
+                               % (self.title, self.entry_error_log))
+                self.entry_error_log = ''
+            elif not self.finish():
                 self.log_error(self.import_source)
             # Set file_pos for next entry
             file_pos += entry_length
@@ -305,7 +311,12 @@ class EasyWorshipSongImport(SongImport):
                 self.set_song_import_object(authors, words)
                 if self.stop_import_flag:
                     break
-                if not self.finish():
+                if self.entry_error_log:
+                    self.log_error(self.import_source,
+                                   translate('SongsPlugin.EasyWorshipSongImport', '"%s" could not be imported. %s')
+                                   % (self.title, self.entry_error_log))
+                    self.entry_error_log = ''
+                elif not self.finish():
                     self.log_error(self.import_source)
         db_file.close()
         self.memo_file.close()
@@ -333,16 +344,14 @@ class EasyWorshipSongImport(SongImport):
             try:
                 decoded_words = words.decode()
             except UnicodeDecodeError:
-                # The unicode chars in the rtf was not escaped in the expected manor, doing it manually.
-                newbytes = bytearray()
-                for b in words:
-                    if b > 127:
-                        newbytes += bytearray(b'\\\'') + bytearray(str(hex(b))[-2:].encode())
-                    else:
-                        newbytes.append(b)
-                decoded_words = newbytes.decode()
+                # The unicode chars in the rtf was not escaped in the expected manor
+                self.entry_error_log = translate('SongsPlugin.EasyWorshipSongImport',
+                                                 'Unexpected data formatting.')
+                return
             result = strip_rtf(decoded_words, self.encoding)
             if result is None:
+                self.entry_error_log = translate('SongsPlugin.EasyWorshipSongImport',
+                                                 'No song text found.')
                 return
             words, self.encoding = result
             verse_type = VerseType.tags[VerseType.Verse]
diff --git a/tests/functional/openlp_plugins/songs/test_ewimport.py b/tests/functional/openlp_plugins/songs/test_ewimport.py
index e6344e39b..8d9302015 100644
--- a/tests/functional/openlp_plugins/songs/test_ewimport.py
+++ b/tests/functional/openlp_plugins/songs/test_ewimport.py
@@ -153,15 +153,7 @@ class TestEasyWorshipSongImport(TestCase):
     """
     Test the functions in the :mod:`ewimport` module.
     """
-    """def setUp(self):
-        self.songimport_patcher = patch('openlp.plugins.songs.lib.ewimport.EasyWorshipSongImport.__init__')
-        self.mocked_songimport = self.songimport_patcher.start()
-        self.mocked_songimport.return_value = None
-    
-    def tearDown(self):
-        self.songimport_patcher.stop()
-    """
-        
+
     def create_field_desc_entry_test(self):
         """
         Test creating an instance of the :class`FieldDescEntry` class.
@@ -495,32 +487,17 @@ class TestEasyWorshipSongImport(TestCase):
         """
         Test import of rtf without the expected escaping of unicode
         """
-        
-        # GIVEN: Test files with a mocked out SongImport class, a mocked out "manager", a mocked out "import_wizard",
-        #       and mocked out "author", "add_copyright", "add_verse", "finish" methods.
-        with patch('openlp.plugins.songs.lib.ewimport.SongImport'), \
-                patch('openlp.plugins.songs.lib.ewimport.strip_rtf') as mocked_strip_rtf, \
-                patch('openlp.plugins.songs.lib.ewimport.retrieve_windows_encoding') \
-                as mocked_retrieve_windows_encoding:
-            mocked_retrieve_windows_encoding.return_value = 'cp1252'
+
+        # GIVEN: A mocked out SongImport class, a mocked out "manager" and mocked out "author" method.
+        with patch('openlp.plugins.songs.lib.ewimport.SongImport'):
             mocked_manager = MagicMock()
-            mocked_import_wizard = MagicMock()
             mocked_add_author = MagicMock()
-            mocked_add_verse = MagicMock()
-            mocked_finish = MagicMock()
-            mocked_title = MagicMock()
-            mocked_finish.return_value = True
             importer = EasyWorshipSongImportLogger(mocked_manager)
-            importer.import_wizard = mocked_import_wizard
-            importer.stop_import_flag = False
             importer.add_author = mocked_add_author
-            importer.add_verse = mocked_add_verse
-            importer.title = mocked_title
-            importer.finish = mocked_finish
-            importer.topics = []
+            importer.encoding = 'cp1252'
 
             # WHEN: running set_song_import_object on a verse string without the needed escaping
             importer.set_song_import_object('Test Author', b'Det som var fr\x86n begynnelsen')
 
-            # THEN: The escaping shoud be added
-            mocked_strip_rtf.assert_called_with("Det som var fr\'86n begynnelsen", 'cp1252')
+            # THEN: The import should fail
+            self.assertEquals(importer.entry_error_log, 'Unexpected data formatting.', 'Import should fail')