diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/spiegeltv.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/spiegeltv.py
index d976bf33c..0981e325a 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/spiegeltv.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/spiegeltv.py
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
                 formats.append({
                     'url': endpoint,
                 })
+        self._check_formats(formats, video_id)
 
         thumbnails = []
         for image in media_json['images']: