diff --git a/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/songselect.py b/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/songselect.py
index 195f542aa..6fd084a47 100644
--- a/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/songselect.py
+++ b/openlp/plugins/songs/lib/songselect.py
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ class SongSelectImport(object):
         db_song.lyrics = song_xml.extract_xml()
         clean_song(self.db_manager, db_song)
         self.db_manager.save_object(db_song)
-        db_song.authors = []
+        db_song.authors_songs = []
         for author_name in song['authors']:
             author = self.db_manager.get_object_filtered(Author, Author.display_name == author_name)
             if not author:
diff --git a/tests/functional/openlp_plugins/songs/test_songselect.py b/tests/functional/openlp_plugins/songs/test_songselect.py
index 8d1237190..0f9001342 100644
--- a/tests/functional/openlp_plugins/songs/test_songselect.py
+++ b/tests/functional/openlp_plugins/songs/test_songselect.py
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ class TestSongSelect(TestCase):
             mocked_db_manager.get_object_filtered.assert_called_with(MockedAuthor, False)
             MockedAuthor.populate.assert_called_with(first_name='Public', last_name='Domain',
                                                      display_name='Public Domain')
-            self.assertEqual(1, len(result.authors), 'There should only be one author')
+            self.assertEqual(1, len(result.authors_songs), 'There should only be one author')
 
     def save_song_existing_author_test(self):
         """
@@ -379,4 +379,4 @@ class TestSongSelect(TestCase):
                              'The save_object() method should have been called twice')
             mocked_db_manager.get_object_filtered.assert_called_with(MockedAuthor, False)
             self.assertEqual(0, MockedAuthor.populate.call_count, 'A new author should not have been instantiated')
-            self.assertEqual(1, len(result.authors), 'There should only be one author')
+            self.assertEqual(1, len(result.authors_songs), 'There should only be one author')