diff --git a/src/you_get/extractors/youtube.py b/src/you_get/extractors/youtube.py
index f8630b8c..4f3a947e 100644
--- a/src/you_get/extractors/youtube.py
+++ b/src/you_get/extractors/youtube.py
@@ -439,6 +439,7 @@ class YouTube(VideoExtractor):
         except:
             # VEVO
             if not self.html5player: return
+            self.html5player = self.html5player.replace('\/', '/') # unescape URL (for age-restricted videos)
             self.js = get_content(self.html5player)
 
             try: