diff --git a/meshroom/core/node.py b/meshroom/core/node.py
index fa3246f083..79f17c6802 100644
--- a/meshroom/core/node.py
+++ b/meshroom/core/node.py
@@ -713,7 +713,8 @@ def _buildAttributeCmdVars(cmdVars, name, attr):
                     cmdVars[name] = '--{name} "{value}"'.format(name=name, value=v)
                     cmdVars[name + 'Value'] = str(v)
 
-                    if v:
+                    # do not export on the command line, if it is an empty list
+                    if not isinstance(attr, ListAttribute) or v:
                         cmdVars[group] = cmdVars.get(group, '') + ' ' + cmdVars[name]
                 elif isinstance(attr, GroupAttribute):
                     assert isinstance(attr.value, DictModel)
@@ -764,7 +765,8 @@ def _buildAttributeCmdVars(cmdVars, name, attr):
             self._cmdVars[name] = '--{name} "{value}"'.format(name=name, value=v)
             self._cmdVars[name + 'Value'] = str(v)
 
-            if v:
+            # do not export on the command line, if it is an empty list
+            if not isinstance(attr, ListAttribute) or v:
                 self._cmdVars[attr.attributeDesc.group] = self._cmdVars.get(attr.attributeDesc.group, '') + \
                                                           ' ' + self._cmdVars[name]