diff --git a/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/songimport.py b/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/songimport.py
index 40be1675e..a8ca5d7b3 100644
--- a/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/songimport.py
+++ b/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/songimport.py
@@ -270,8 +270,6 @@ class SongImport(QtCore.QObject):
         """
         All fields have been set to this song. Write the song to disk.
         """
-        if not self.authors:
-            self.authors.append(SongStrings.AuthorUnknownUnT)
         log.info(u'committing song %s to database', self.title)
         song = Song()
         song.title = self.title
@@ -315,10 +313,19 @@ class SongImport(QtCore.QObject):
             author = self.manager.get_object_filtered(Author,
                 Author.display_name == authortext)
             if not author:
-                author = Author.populate(display_name = authortext,
+                author = Author.populate(display_name=authortext,
                     last_name=authortext.split(u' ')[-1],
                     first_name=u' '.join(authortext.split(u' ')[:-1]))
             song.authors.append(author)
+        # No author, add the default author.
+        if not song.authors:
+            name = SongStrings.AuthorUnknown
+            author = self.manager.get_object_filtered(
+                Author, Author.display_name == name)
+            if not author:
+                author = Author.populate(
+                    display_name=name, last_name=u'', first_name=u'')
+            song.authors.append(author)
         for filename in self.media_files:
             media_file = self.manager.get_object_filtered(MediaFile,
                 MediaFile.file_name == filename)
diff --git a/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/ui.py b/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/ui.py
index 65f473e63..6415c48c9 100644
--- a/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/ui.py
+++ b/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/ui.py
@@ -36,8 +36,7 @@ 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') # Used in the UI.
-    AuthorUnknownUnT = u'Author Unknown' # Used to populate the database.
+    AuthorUnknown = u'Author Unknown' # Used to populate the database.
     CopyrightSymbol = translate('OpenLP.Ui', '\xa9', 'Copyright symbol.')
     SongBook = translate('OpenLP.Ui', 'Song Book', 'Singular')
     SongBooks = translate('OpenLP.Ui', 'Song Books', 'Plural')
diff --git a/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/xml.py b/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/xml.py
index a552a42a1..2aa51c99e 100644
--- a/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/xml.py
+++ b/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/xml.py
@@ -374,8 +374,6 @@ class OpenLyrics(object):
                 display_name = self._text(author)
                 if display_name:
                     authors.append(display_name)
-        if not authors:
-            authors.append(SongStrings.AuthorUnknownUnT)
         for display_name in authors:
             author = self.manager.get_object_filtered(Author,
                 Author.display_name == display_name)
@@ -384,7 +382,14 @@ class OpenLyrics(object):
                 author = Author.populate(display_name=display_name,
                     last_name=display_name.split(u' ')[-1],
                     first_name=u' '.join(display_name.split(u' ')[:-1]))
-            self.manager.save_object(author)
+        # The song does not have an author, add a default author.
+        if not song.authors:
+            name = SongStrings.AuthorUnknown
+            author = self.manager.get_object_filtered(
+                Author, Author.display_name == name)
+            if author is None:
+                author = Author.populate(
+                    display_name=name, last_name=u'', first_name=u'')
             song.authors.append(author)
 
     def _process_cclinumber(self, properties, song):
diff --git a/openlp/plugins/songs/songsplugin.py b/openlp/plugins/songs/songsplugin.py
index 3800d00dc..1932a8384 100644
--- a/openlp/plugins/songs/songsplugin.py
+++ b/openlp/plugins/songs/songsplugin.py
@@ -148,13 +148,12 @@ class SongsPlugin(Plugin):
             counter += 1
             # The song does not have any author, add one.
             if not song.authors:
-                name = unicode(SongStrings.AuthorUnknownUnT)
+                name = SongStrings.AuthorUnknown
                 author = self.manager.get_object_filtered(Author,
                     Author.display_name == name)
                 if author is None:
                     author = Author.populate(
-                        first_name=u' '.join(name.split(u' ', 1)[:-1]),
-                        last_name=name.split(u' ', 1)[-1], display_name=name)
+                        display_name=name, last_name=u'', first_name=u'')
                 song.authors.append(author)
             if song.title is None:
                 song.title = u''