diff --git a/extractor/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/youtube/extractors/YoutubeChannelInfoItemExtractor.java b/extractor/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/youtube/extractors/YoutubeChannelInfoItemExtractor.java
index 3831544a2..d5247cad8 100644
--- a/extractor/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/youtube/extractors/YoutubeChannelInfoItemExtractor.java
+++ b/extractor/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/youtube/extractors/YoutubeChannelInfoItemExtractor.java
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public class YoutubeChannelInfoItemExtractor implements ChannelInfoItemExtractor
         String buttonTrackingUrl = el.select("button[class*=\"yt-uix-button\"]").first()
                 .attr("abs:data-href");
 
-        Pattern channelIdPattern = Pattern.compile("(?:.*?)\\%252Fchannel\\%252F(.+?)\\%26(?:.*)");
+        Pattern channelIdPattern = Pattern.compile("(?:.*?)\\%252Fchannel\\%252F([A-Za-z0-9\\-\\_]+)(?:.*)");
         Matcher match = channelIdPattern.matcher(buttonTrackingUrl);
 
         if (match.matches()) {