diff --git a/pylib/cqlshlib/copyutil.py b/pylib/cqlshlib/copyutil.py
index e85558c7b0..3f7c091bb9 100644
--- a/pylib/cqlshlib/copyutil.py
+++ b/pylib/cqlshlib/copyutil.py
@@ -1238,7 +1238,7 @@ class ImportTask(CopyTask):
             attempts -= 1
 
         self.printmsg("\n%d rows imported from %d files in %s (%d skipped)." %
-                      (self.receive_meter.get_total_records(),
+                      (self.receive_meter.get_total_records() - self.error_handler.num_rows_failed,
                        self.feeding_result.num_sources if self.feeding_result else 0,
                        self.describe_interval(time.time() - self.time_start),
                        self.feeding_result.skip_rows if self.feeding_result else 0))