diff --git a/src/core/songs.rs b/src/core/songs.rs
index 8994678..533fe53 100644
--- a/src/core/songs.rs
+++ b/src/core/songs.rs
@@ -1082,7 +1082,11 @@ impl Song {
         if let Some(verse_map) = self.verse_map.as_mut()
             && let Some(lyric) = verse_map.remove(old_verse)
         {
-            verse_map.insert(verse, lyric);
+            if verse == VerseName::Blank {
+                verse_map.insert(verse, "".into());
+            } else {
+                verse_map.insert(verse, lyric);
+            }
         }
         let Some(verses) = self.verses.clone() else {
             return;
diff --git a/src/ui/song_editor.rs b/src/ui/song_editor.rs
index e7026f4..c7315dd 100644
--- a/src/ui/song_editor.rs
+++ b/src/ui/song_editor.rs
@@ -481,6 +481,7 @@ impl SongEditor {
                             {
                                 let old_verse_name =
                                     verse.verse_name.clone();
+
                                 let verse_name = song
                                     .verse_name_from_str(
                                         verse_name,