diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 0526b78..3e0716a 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ sudo: false
 language: python
 python:
     - "2.7"
-    - "3.3"
+    - "3.4"
 cache: pip
 env:
     - DJANGO_VERSION=1.5.2
diff --git a/embed_video/backends.py b/embed_video/backends.py
index c982af8..b1e42b1 100644
--- a/embed_video/backends.py
+++ b/embed_video/backends.py
@@ -303,8 +303,14 @@ class YoutubeBackend(VideoBackend):
     )
 
     pattern_url = '{protocol}://www.youtube.com/embed/{code}'
-    pattern_thumbnail_url = '{protocol}://img.youtube.com/vi/{code}/hqdefault.jpg'
+    pattern_thumbnail_url = '{protocol}://img.youtube.com/vi/{code}/{resolution}'
     default_query = EMBED_VIDEO_YOUTUBE_DEFAULT_QUERY
+    resolutions = [
+        'maxresdefault.jpg',
+        'sddefault.jpg',
+        'hqdefault.jpg',
+        'mqdefault.jpg',
+    ]
 
     def get_code(self):
         code = super(YoutubeBackend, self).get_code()
@@ -322,6 +328,20 @@ def get_code(self):
 
         return code
 
+    def get_thumbnail_url(self):
+        """
+        Returns thumbnail URL folded from :py:data:`pattern_thumbnail_url` and
+        parsed code.
+
+        :rtype: str
+        """
+        for resolution in self.resolutions:
+            temp_thumbnail_url = self.pattern_thumbnail_url.format(
+                code=self.code, protocol=self.protocol, resolution=resolution)
+            if int(requests.head(temp_thumbnail_url).status_code) < 400:
+                return temp_thumbnail_url
+        return None
+
 
 class VimeoBackend(VideoBackend):
     """
diff --git a/embed_video/fields.py b/embed_video/fields.py
index 5619089..c239a42 100644
--- a/embed_video/fields.py
+++ b/embed_video/fields.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from django.db import models
 from django import forms
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
+from django import VERSION
 
 from .backends import detect_backend, UnknownIdException, \
     UnknownBackendException
@@ -19,14 +20,15 @@ def formfield(self, **kwargs):
         defaults.update(kwargs)
         return super(EmbedVideoField, self).formfield(**defaults)
 
-    def south_field_triple(self):
-        from south.modelsinspector import introspector
-        cls_name = '%s.%s' % (
-            self.__class__.__module__,
-            self.__class__.__name__
-        )
-        args, kwargs = introspector(self)
-        return (cls_name, args, kwargs)
+    if VERSION < (1, 9):
+        def south_field_triple(self):
+            from south.modelsinspector import introspector
+            cls_name = '%s.%s' % (
+                self.__class__.__module__,
+                self.__class__.__name__
+            )
+            args, kwargs = introspector(self)
+            return (cls_name, args, kwargs)
 
 
 class EmbedVideoFormField(forms.URLField):
diff --git a/embed_video/tests/backends/tests_youtube.py b/embed_video/tests/backends/tests_youtube.py
index c48732f..23d9e90 100644
--- a/embed_video/tests/backends/tests_youtube.py
+++ b/embed_video/tests/backends/tests_youtube.py
@@ -40,3 +40,9 @@ def test_thumbnail(self):
         for url in self.urls:
             backend = self.instance(url[0])
             self.assertIn(url[1], backend.thumbnail)
+
+    def test_get_better_resolution_youtube(self):
+        backend = self.instance('https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Zo0-sWD7xE')
+        self.assertIn(
+            'img.youtube.com/vi/1Zo0-sWD7xE/maxresdefault.jpg',
+            backend.thumbnail)
diff --git a/embed_video/tests/django_settings.py b/embed_video/tests/django_settings.py
index e9b53cb..a1c8acf 100644
--- a/embed_video/tests/django_settings.py
+++ b/embed_video/tests/django_settings.py
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 STATIC_URL = MEDIA_URL = '/static/'
 
 INSTALLED_APPS = (
+    'django.contrib.contenttypes',
+    'django.contrib.auth',
     'embed_video',
 )
 
diff --git a/embed_video/tests/tests_fields.py b/embed_video/tests/tests_fields.py
index 2a1f1af..c0bd689 100644
--- a/embed_video/tests/tests_fields.py
+++ b/embed_video/tests/tests_fields.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 from unittest import TestCase
 
 from django.forms import ValidationError
+from django import VERSION
 
 from ..fields import EmbedVideoField, EmbedVideoFormField
 from ..backends import UnknownBackendException, UnknownIdException, \
@@ -16,12 +17,16 @@ def test_formfield_form_class(self):
         self.assertIsInstance(self.field.formfield(),
                               EmbedVideoFormField)
 
-    def test_south(self):
-        self.assertEqual(self.field.south_field_triple(),
-                         (
-                             'embed_video.fields.EmbedVideoField',
-                             [], {'max_length': '200'}
-                         ))
+    if VERSION < (1, 9):
+        def test_south(self):
+            self.assertEqual(
+                self.field.south_field_triple(),
+                (
+                    'embed_video.fields.EmbedVideoField',
+                    [],
+                    {'max_length': '200'}
+                )
+            )
 
 
 class EmbedVideoFormFieldTestCase(TestCase):