diff --git a/api/src/processing/services/youtube.js b/api/src/processing/services/youtube.js
index 46f72a5b..a6cdc9a2 100644
--- a/api/src/processing/services/youtube.js
+++ b/api/src/processing/services/youtube.js
@@ -170,6 +170,10 @@ export default async function(o) {
         }
     }
 
+    if (playability.status === "AGE_VERIFICATION_REQUIRED") {
+        return { error: "content.video.age" }
+    }
+
     if (playability.status !== "OK") {
         return { error: "content.video.unavailable" };
     }