diff --git a/gallery_dl/extractor/adultempire.py b/gallery_dl/extractor/adultempire.py
index 1617414a..c891b17e 100644
--- a/gallery_dl/extractor/adultempire.py
+++ b/gallery_dl/extractor/adultempire.py
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ class AdultempireGalleryExtractor(GalleryExtractor):
         GalleryExtractor.__init__(self, match)
         self.gallery_id = match.group(2)
 
+    def _init(self):
+        self.cookies.set("ageConfirmed", "true", domain="www.adultempire.com")
+
     def metadata(self, page):
         extr = text.extract_from(page, page.index('<div id="content">'))
         return {