diff --git a/dvc/command/import_file.py b/dvc/command/import_file.py
index 7cc2e447d..27ce6d19a 100644
--- a/dvc/command/import_file.py
+++ b/dvc/command/import_file.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class CmdImportFile(CmdBase):
 
         self.import_file(input, output, is_reproducible)
 
-        message = 'DVC import file: {} {}'.format(' '.join(input), output)
+        message = 'DVC import file: {} {}'.format(input, output)
         return self.commit_if_needed(message)
 
     def import_file(self, input, output, is_reproducible=True):