diff --git a/youtube-dl b/youtube-dl
index c526071e5c..0abfaef388 100755
--- a/youtube-dl
+++ b/youtube-dl
@@ -578,6 +578,8 @@ class YoutubeIE(InfoExtractor):
 		if self._downloader is not None:
 			params = self._downloader.params
 			format_param = params.get('format', None)
+		if format_param is None:
+			format_param = '34'
 
 		# Extension
 		video_extension = {
@@ -604,7 +606,7 @@ class YoutubeIE(InfoExtractor):
 		if mobj is None:
 			self.to_stderr(u'ERROR: unable to extract "t" parameter')
 			return [None]
-		video_real_url = 'http://www.youtube.com/get_video?video_id=%s&t=%s' % (video_id, mobj.group(1))
+		video_real_url = 'http://www.youtube.com/get_video?video_id=%s&t=%s&el=detailpage&ps=' % (video_id, mobj.group(1))
 		if format_param is not None:
 			video_real_url = '%s&fmt=%s' % (video_real_url, format_param)
 		self.report_video_url(video_id, video_real_url)