diff --git a/devscripts/lazy_load_template.py b/devscripts/lazy_load_template.py
index a3f3fedf9..036e2e767 100644
--- a/devscripts/lazy_load_template.py
+++ b/devscripts/lazy_load_template.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ class LazyLoadMetaClass(type):
 
 class LazyLoadExtractor(metaclass=LazyLoadMetaClass):
     _module = None
+    _WORKING = True
 
     @classmethod
     def _get_real_class(cls):
diff --git a/devscripts/make_lazy_extractors.py b/devscripts/make_lazy_extractors.py
index 8189c77dc..d313e68a9 100644
--- a/devscripts/make_lazy_extractors.py
+++ b/devscripts/make_lazy_extractors.py
@@ -30,16 +30,14 @@ if os.path.exists(plugins_blocked_dirname):
 with open('devscripts/lazy_load_template.py', 'rt') as f:
     module_template = f.read()
 
+CLASS_PROPERTIES = ['ie_key', 'working', '_match_valid_url', 'suitable', '_match_id', 'get_temp_id']
 module_contents = [
     module_template,
-    getsource(InfoExtractor.ie_key),
-    getsource(InfoExtractor._match_valid_url),
-    getsource(InfoExtractor.suitable),
+    *[getsource(getattr(InfoExtractor, k)) for k in CLASS_PROPERTIES],
     '\nclass LazyLoadSearchExtractor(LazyLoadExtractor):\n    pass\n']
 
 ie_template = '''
 class {name}({bases}):
-    _VALID_URL = {valid_url!r}
     _module = '{module}'
 '''
 
@@ -60,14 +58,17 @@ def get_base_name(base):
 
 
 def build_lazy_ie(ie, name):
-    valid_url = getattr(ie, '_VALID_URL', None)
     s = ie_template.format(
         name=name,
         bases=', '.join(map(get_base_name, ie.__bases__)),
-        valid_url=valid_url,
         module=ie.__module__)
+    valid_url = getattr(ie, '_VALID_URL', None)
+    if valid_url:
+        s += f'    _VALID_URL = {valid_url!r}\n'
+    if not ie._WORKING:
+        s += f'    _WORKING = False\n'
     if ie.suitable.__func__ is not InfoExtractor.suitable.__func__:
-        s += '\n' + getsource(ie.suitable)
+        s += f'\n{getsource(ie.suitable)}'
     if hasattr(ie, '_make_valid_url'):
         # search extractors
         s += make_valid_template.format(valid_url=ie._make_valid_url())
diff --git a/yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py b/yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py
index 17aa63487..5d40eb333 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py
@@ -1179,7 +1179,7 @@ class YoutubeDL(object):
             ie_key = 'Generic'
 
         if ie_key:
-            ies = [self.get_info_extractor(ie_key)]
+            ies = [get_info_extractor(ie_key)]
         else:
             ies = self._ies
 
@@ -1188,7 +1188,6 @@ class YoutubeDL(object):
                 continue
 
             ie_key = ie.ie_key()
-            ie = self.get_info_extractor(ie_key)
             if not ie.working():
                 self.report_warning('The program functionality for this site has been marked as broken, '
                                     'and will probably not work.')
@@ -1198,7 +1197,8 @@ class YoutubeDL(object):
                 self.to_screen("[%s] %s: has already been recorded in archive" % (
                                ie_key, temp_id))
                 break
-            return self.__extract_info(url, ie, download, extra_info, process)
+            return self.__extract_info(url, self.get_info_extractor(ie.ie_key()),
+                                       download, extra_info, process)
         else:
             self.report_error('no suitable InfoExtractor for URL %s' % url)
 
diff --git a/yt_dlp/__init__.py b/yt_dlp/__init__.py
index 36b2eddba..58e8ea5d9 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/__init__.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/__init__.py
@@ -110,14 +110,14 @@ def _real_main(argv=None):
 
     if opts.list_extractors:
         for ie in list_extractors(opts.age_limit):
-            write_string(ie.IE_NAME + (' (CURRENTLY BROKEN)' if not ie._WORKING else '') + '\n', out=sys.stdout)
+            write_string(ie.IE_NAME + (' (CURRENTLY BROKEN)' if not ie.working() else '') + '\n', out=sys.stdout)
             matchedUrls = [url for url in all_urls if ie.suitable(url)]
             for mu in matchedUrls:
                 write_string('  ' + mu + '\n', out=sys.stdout)
         sys.exit(0)
     if opts.list_extractor_descriptions:
         for ie in list_extractors(opts.age_limit):
-            if not ie._WORKING:
+            if not ie.working():
                 continue
             desc = getattr(ie, 'IE_DESC', ie.IE_NAME)
             if desc is False: