diff --git a/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py b/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py
index e1bd40843..77e8740d4 100755
--- a/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py
@@ -1423,6 +1423,7 @@ class YoutubeDL(object):
                 raise MaxDownloadsReached()
 
         info_dict['fulltitle'] = info_dict['title']
+        info_dict['title'] = " ".join(info_dict['title'].split())
         if len(info_dict['title']) > 200:
             info_dict['title'] = info_dict['title'][:197] + '...'