diff --git a/public/ytembed.js b/public/ytembed.js
index 28e23bf..3a979b6 100644
--- a/public/ytembed.js
+++ b/public/ytembed.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0].parentNode.insertBefore(apiEmbed, doc
 function onYouTubePlayerAPIReady() {
     var youTubePlaceholders = document.getElementsByClassName('ytplaceholder');
     for(var i = 0; i < youTubePlaceholders.length; i++) {
-        var videoURL = youTubePlaceholders[i].innerText;
+        var videoURL = youTubePlaceholders[i].innerHTML;
         var videoIDMaybe = videoURL.match(/[?&]v=([A-Za-z0-9\-_]+)(?:[?&]|$)/);
         youTubePlaceholders[i].innerText = '';
         if(videoIDMaybe) {