diff --git a/.bzrignore b/.bzrignore
index 68fa826de..b7dffe4fb 100644
--- a/.bzrignore
+++ b/.bzrignore
@@ -44,3 +44,4 @@ __pycache__
 cover
 *.kdev4
 coverage
+tags
diff --git a/openlp/plugins/songusage/songusageplugin.py b/openlp/plugins/songusage/songusageplugin.py
index 0363d2b62..4cb3153cf 100644
--- a/openlp/plugins/songusage/songusageplugin.py
+++ b/openlp/plugins/songusage/songusageplugin.py
@@ -118,7 +118,6 @@ class SongUsagePlugin(Plugin):
         self.main_window.status_bar.insertPermanentWidget(1, self.song_usage_active_button)
         self.song_usage_active_button.hide()
         # Signals and slots
-        self.song_usage_status.changed.connect(self.toggle_song_usage_state)
         self.song_usage_active_button.toggled.connect(self.toggle_song_usage_state)
         self.song_usage_menu.menuAction().setVisible(False)
 
diff --git a/tests/functional/openlp_plugins/songusage/test_songusage.py b/tests/functional/openlp_plugins/songusage/test_songusage.py
index 04efd03cb..6a4e7b65e 100644
--- a/tests/functional/openlp_plugins/songusage/test_songusage.py
+++ b/tests/functional/openlp_plugins/songusage/test_songusage.py
@@ -23,12 +23,23 @@
 This module contains tests for the Songusage plugin.
 """
 from unittest import TestCase
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
+
+from openlp.core import Registry
+from openlp.plugins.songusage.lib import upgrade
+from openlp.plugins.songusage.lib.db import init_schema
 from openlp.plugins.songusage.songusageplugin import SongUsagePlugin
 
 
 class TestSongUsage(TestCase):
 
-    def test_about_text(self):
+    def setUp(self):
+        Registry.create()
+
+    def about_text_test(self):
+        """
+        Test the about text of the song usage plugin
+        """
         # GIVEN: The SongUsagePlugin
         # WHEN: Retrieving the about text
         # THEN: about() should return a string object
@@ -36,3 +47,22 @@ class TestSongUsage(TestCase):
         # THEN: about() should return a non-empty string
         self.assertNotEquals(len(SongUsagePlugin.about()), 0)
         self.assertNotEquals(len(SongUsagePlugin.about()), 0)
+
+    @patch('openlp.plugins.songusage.songusageplugin.Manager')
+    def song_usage_init_test(self, MockedManager):
+        """
+        Test the initialisation of the SongUsagePlugin class
+        """
+        # GIVEN: A mocked database manager
+        mocked_manager = MagicMock()
+        MockedManager.return_value = mocked_manager
+
+        # WHEN: The SongUsagePlugin class is instantiated
+        song_usage = SongUsagePlugin()
+
+        # THEN: It should be initialised correctly
+        MockedManager.assert_called_with('songusage', init_schema, upgrade_mod=upgrade)
+        self.assertEqual(mocked_manager, song_usage.manager)
+        self.assertFalse(song_usage.song_usage_active)
+
+