diff --git a/plugins/youtube.py b/plugins/youtube.py
index 86106c8cb..da443f773 100644
--- a/plugins/youtube.py
+++ b/plugins/youtube.py
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ def youtube(text):
     if not dev_key:
         return "This command requires a Google Developers Console API key."
 
-    json = requests.get(search_api_url, params={"q": text, "key": dev_key}).json()
+    json = requests.get(search_api_url, params={"q": text, "key": dev_key, "type": "video"}).json()
 
     if json.get('error'):
         if json['error']['code'] == 403:
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ def youtime(text):
     if not dev_key:
         return "This command requires a Google Developers Console API key."
 
-    json = requests.get(search_api_url, params={"q": text, "key": dev_key}).json()
+    json = requests.get(search_api_url, params={"q": text, "key": dev_key, "type": "video"}).json()
 
     if json.get('error'):
         if json['error']['code'] == 403: