diff --git a/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/opensongimport.py b/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/opensongimport.py
index 58af0edd4..baaec12e7 100644
--- a/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/opensongimport.py
+++ b/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/opensongimport.py
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ class OpenSongImport(SongImport):
                 self.do_import_file(file)
                 if self.commit:
                     self.finish()
-        if not self.commit:
+        if self.commit:
             self.finish()
 
 
@@ -296,5 +296,6 @@ class OpenSongImport(SongImport):
         self.topics = topics
         self.verse_order_list = verse_order_list
         self.verses = verselist
-        xxx sort out where to call setdefaults
-        xxx need to make calls to insert to database here
+
+        # xxx sort out where to call setdefaults
+        # xxx need to make calls to insert to database here
diff --git a/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/songimport.py b/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/songimport.py
index 622f139bd..5a4033280 100644
--- a/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/songimport.py
+++ b/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/songimport.py
@@ -52,16 +52,16 @@ class SongImport(QtCore.QObject):
         """
         self.manager = manager
         self.stop_import_flag = False
-        self.set_defaults()
         QtCore.QObject.connect(Receiver.get_receiver(),
             QtCore.SIGNAL(u'songs_stop_import'), self.stop_import)
-        self.setDefaults()
+        self.set_defaults()
     
-    def setDefaults(self):
+    def set_defaults(self):
         """
         Create defaults for properties - call this before each song
         if importing many songs at once to ensure a clean beginning
         """
+        self.authors = []
         self.title = u''
         self.song_number = u''
         self.alternate_title = u''
@@ -251,6 +251,7 @@ class SongImport(QtCore.QObject):
         """
         Write the song and its fields to disk
         """
+        log.info(u'commiting song %s to database', self.title)
         song = Song()
         song.title = self.title
         song.search_title = self.remove_punctuation(self.title) \
diff --git a/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/test/test_opensongimport.py b/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/test/test_opensongimport.py
index f2fcb8cd2..eabcce7e5 100644
--- a/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/test/test_opensongimport.py
+++ b/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/test/test_opensongimport.py
@@ -69,9 +69,9 @@ def test():
     assert o.topics == [u'TestTheme', u'TestAltTheme']
 
     o.filenames = [u'test.opensong.zip']
+    o.set_defaults()
     o.do_import()
     o.print_song()
-    o.finish()
     assert o.copyright == u'2010 Martin Thompson'
     assert o.authors == [u'MartiÑ Thómpson']
     assert o.title == u'Martins Test'
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ def test():
     assert o.verse_order_list == [u'V1', u'C1', u'V2', u'C2', u'V3', u'B1', u'V1']
 
     o.filenames = [u'test2.opensong']
+    o.set_defaults()
     o.do_import()
-    # o.finish()
     o.print_song()
     assert o.copyright == u'2010 Martin Thompson'
     assert o.authors == [u'Martin Thompson']
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@ def test():
     assert o.verse_order_list == [u'V1', u'V2', u'B1', u'C1', u'C2']
 
     o.filenames = [u'test3.opensong']
+    o.set_defaults()
     o.do_import()
-    # o.finish()
     o.print_song()
     assert o.copyright == u'2010'
     assert o.authors == [u'Martin Thompson']