diff --git a/sapl/base/templatetags/common_tags.py b/sapl/base/templatetags/common_tags.py
index 12192ab6f..048778d8d 100644
--- a/sapl/base/templatetags/common_tags.py
+++ b/sapl/base/templatetags/common_tags.py
@@ -249,8 +249,10 @@ def facebook_url(value):
 def youtube_id(value):
     from urllib.parse import urlparse, parse_qs
     u_pars = urlparse(value)
-    quer_v = parse_qs(u_pars.query).get('v')[0]
-    return quer_v
+    quer_v = parse_qs(u_pars.query).get('v')
+    if quer_v:
+        return quer_v[0]
+    return ''
 
 
 @register.filter