diff --git a/ui/app/components/pages/first-time-flow/create-password/import-with-seed-phrase/import-with-seed-phrase.component.js b/ui/app/components/pages/first-time-flow/create-password/import-with-seed-phrase/import-with-seed-phrase.component.js
index 6b3c03bb3122..4ecaa58953cf 100644
--- a/ui/app/components/pages/first-time-flow/create-password/import-with-seed-phrase/import-with-seed-phrase.component.js
+++ b/ui/app/components/pages/first-time-flow/create-password/import-with-seed-phrase/import-with-seed-phrase.component.js
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ export default class ImportWithSeedPhrase extends PureComponent {
     const { history, onSubmit } = this.props
 
     try {
-      await onSubmit(password, seedPhrase)
+      await onSubmit(password, this.parseSeedPhrase(seedPhrase))
       this.context.metricsEvent({
         eventOpts: {
           category: 'Onboarding',