diff --git a/includes/MediaInternetYouTubeHandler.inc b/includes/MediaInternetYouTubeHandler.inc
index 65b9496..8479732 100644
--- a/includes/MediaInternetYouTubeHandler.inc
+++ b/includes/MediaInternetYouTubeHandler.inc
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ class MediaInternetYouTubeHandler extends MediaInternetBaseHandler {
    *   Boolean.
    */
   static public function validId($id) {
-    $url = 'http://www.youtube.com/oembed?url=http%3A//youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3D'. $id;
+    $url = 'https://www.youtube.com/oembed?url=http%3A//youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3D'. $id;
     $response = drupal_http_request($url, array('method' => 'HEAD'));
     if ($response->code == 401) {
       throw new MediaInternetValidationException("Embedding has been disabled for this video.");