diff --git a/openlp/core/lib/__init__.py b/openlp/core/lib/__init__.py
index 14d67e914..911ba4703 100644
--- a/openlp/core/lib/__init__.py
+++ b/openlp/core/lib/__init__.py
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ def build_icon(icon):
 
     ``icon``
         The icon to build. This can be a QIcon, a resource string in the form ``:/resource/file.png``, or a file
-        location like ``/path/to/file.png``.
+        location like ``/path/to/file.png``. However, the **recommended** way is to specify a resource string.
     """
     button_icon = QtGui.QIcon()
     if isinstance(icon, QtGui.QIcon):
diff --git a/openlp/core/ui/servicemanager.py b/openlp/core/ui/servicemanager.py
index 43280aef8..1929f444c 100644
--- a/openlp/core/ui/servicemanager.py
+++ b/openlp/core/ui/servicemanager.py
@@ -295,8 +295,8 @@ class ServiceManager(QtGui.QWidget, ServiceManagerDialog):
         Sets up the service manager, toolbars, list view, et al.
         """
         QtGui.QWidget.__init__(self, parent)
-        self.active = build_icon(QtGui.QImage(u':/media/auto-start_active.png'))
-        self.inactive = build_icon(QtGui.QImage(u':/media/auto-start_inactive.png'))
+        self.active = build_icon(u':/media/auto-start_active.png')
+        self.inactive = build_icon(u':/media/auto-start_inactive.png')
         Registry().register(u'service_manager', self)
         self.service_items = []
         self.suffixes = []
diff --git a/openlp/plugins/alerts/forms/alertdialog.py b/openlp/plugins/alerts/forms/alertdialog.py
index e8a50d183..db2579298 100644
--- a/openlp/plugins/alerts/forms/alertdialog.py
+++ b/openlp/plugins/alerts/forms/alertdialog.py
@@ -75,9 +75,9 @@ class Ui_AlertDialog(object):
         self.manage_button_layout.addWidget(self.delete_button)
         self.manage_button_layout.addStretch()
         self.alert_dialog_layout.addLayout(self.manage_button_layout, 1, 1)
-        displayIcon = build_icon(u':/general/general_live.png')
-        self.display_button = create_button(alert_dialog, u'display_button', icon=displayIcon, enabled=False)
-        self.display_close_button = create_button(alert_dialog, u'display_close_button', icon=displayIcon,
+        display_icon = build_icon(u':/general/general_live.png')
+        self.display_button = create_button(alert_dialog, u'display_button', icon=display_icon, enabled=False)
+        self.display_close_button = create_button(alert_dialog, u'display_close_button', icon=display_icon,
             enabled=False)
         self.button_box = create_button_box(alert_dialog, u'button_box', [u'close'],
             [self.display_button, self.display_close_button])
diff --git a/openlp/plugins/media/lib/mediaitem.py b/openlp/plugins/media/lib/mediaitem.py
index 2037346ad..243fcd158 100644
--- a/openlp/plugins/media/lib/mediaitem.py
+++ b/openlp/plugins/media/lib/mediaitem.py
@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@ log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 CLAPPERBOARD = u':/media/slidecontroller_multimedia.png'
-VIDEO_ICON = build_icon(QtGui.QImage(u':/media/media_video.png'))
-AUDIO_ICON = build_icon(QtGui.QImage(u':/media/media_audio.png'))
-DVD_ICON = build_icon(QtGui.QImage(u':/media/media_video.png'))
-ERROR_ICON = build_icon(QtGui.QImage(u':/general/general_delete.png'))
+VIDEO_ICON = build_icon(u':/media/media_video.png')
+AUDIO_ICON = build_icon(u':/media/media_audio.png')
+DVD_ICON = build_icon(u':/media/media_video.png')
+ERROR_ICON = build_icon(u':/general/general_delete.png')
 
 
 class MediaMediaItem(MediaManagerItem):