diff --git a/lib/youtube-dl.js b/lib/youtube-dl.js
index 4a808b9..74508f1 100644
--- a/lib/youtube-dl.js
+++ b/lib/youtube-dl.js
@@ -47,12 +47,11 @@ exports.download = function(urladdr, dest, args) {
   var isYouTube = urladdr.match(/(youtube|youtu.be)/),
     details = url.parse(urladdr, true),
     query = details.query,
-    id = query.v;
+    id = query.v || ''; // Get possible IDs
 
-  if (isYouTube) {
-    var pathname = details.pathname.slice(1);
-    // Get possible IDs from urladdr.
-    if (!id) { id = pathname; }
+  if (isYouTube && !id) {
+    // Get possible IDs for youtube from urladdr.
+    id = details.pathname.slice(1);
   }
 
   if (!id) {