diff --git a/gallery_dl/extractor/ytdl.py b/gallery_dl/extractor/ytdl.py
index ea3b6156..c1358967 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/extractor/ytdl.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/extractor/ytdl.py
@@ -93,8 +93,12 @@ class YoutubeDLExtractor(Extractor):
                 self.ytdl_url,
                 ytdl_instance.get_info_extractor(self.ytdl_ie_key),
                 False, {}, True)
-        except ytdl_module.utils.YoutubeDLError:
-            raise exception.AbortExtraction("Failed to extract video data")
+        #  except ytdl_module.utils.YoutubeDLError:
+        #     raise exception.AbortExtraction("Failed to extract video data")
+        except Exception as exc:
+            raise exception.AbortExtraction(
+                f"Failed to extract video data "
+                f"({exc.__class__.__name__}: {exc})")
 
         if not info_dict:
             return