diff --git a/pymods/irods_utils/irods_utils.py b/pymods/irods_utils/irods_utils.py
index a86b158ce427ef35d36fb6384469783eb6b0e3bf..2e5d91d9ce01536101a83282e9da63adc7338902 100644
--- a/pymods/irods_utils/irods_utils.py
+++ b/pymods/irods_utils/irods_utils.py
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ def confirmed_put( irods_sesh, file_pathname, new_obj_ipath, metadata_dict=None,
                  + " new_obj_ipath: " + new_obj_ipath
                  + " datatype: "      + datatype
                  + " block_size: "    + str( block_size )
-                 + " replace_existing " + str( replace_existing),
+                 + " replace_existing " + str( replace_existing)
                  + " skip_on_zero_len " + str( skip_on_zero_len ) )
 
     # NOTE: this routine uploades the file as a temporary iRODS object.