diff --git a/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/songimport.py b/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/songimport.py
index b56b54b58..7f0e622bd 100644
--- a/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/songimport.py
+++ b/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/songimport.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ from PyQt4 import QtCore
 from openlp.core.lib import Receiver, translate
 from openlp.plugins.songs.lib import VerseType
 from openlp.plugins.songs.lib.db import Song, Author, Topic, Book, MediaFile
+from openlp.plugins.songs.lib.ui import SongStrings
 from openlp.plugins.songs.lib.xml import SongXML
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -260,7 +261,7 @@ class SongImport(QtCore.QObject):
         All fields have been set to this song. Write the song to disk.
         """
         if not self.authors:
-            self.authors.append(u'Author Unknown')
+            self.authors.append(SongStrings.AuthorUnknownUnT)
         log.info(u'commiting song %s to database', self.title)
         song = Song()
         song.title = self.title
diff --git a/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/ui.py b/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/ui.py
index d712b9922..3871c80b0 100644
--- a/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/ui.py
+++ b/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/ui.py
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ class SongStrings(object):
     # These strings should need a good reason to be retranslated elsewhere.
     Author = translate('OpenLP.Ui', 'Author', 'Singular')
     Authors = translate('OpenLP.Ui', 'Authors', 'Plural')
-    AuthorUnknown = translate('OpenLP.Ui', 'Author Unknown')
+    AuthorUnknown = translate('OpenLP.Ui', 'Author Unknown') # Used in the UI.
+    AuthorUnknownUnT = u'Author Unknown' # Used to populate the database.
     SongBook = translate('OpenLP.Ui', 'Song Book', 'Singular')
     SongBooks = translate('OpenLP.Ui', 'Song Books', 'Plural')
     Topic = translate('OpenLP.Ui', 'Topic', 'Singular')
diff --git a/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/xml.py b/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/xml.py
index 73c65f7c8..64fefdad2 100644
--- a/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/xml.py
+++ b/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/xml.py
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ from lxml import etree, objectify
 from openlp.core.lib import translate
 from openlp.plugins.songs.lib import VerseType
 from openlp.plugins.songs.lib.db import Author, Book, Song, Topic
+from openlp.plugins.songs.lib.ui import SongStrings
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -377,7 +378,7 @@ class OpenLyrics(object):
         except AttributeError:
             pass
         if not authors:
-            authors.append(u'Author Unknown')
+            authors.append(SongStrings.AuthorUnknownUnT)
         for display_name in authors:
             author = self.manager.get_object_filtered(Author,
                 Author.display_name == display_name)