diff --git a/misskaty/plugins/ytdl_plugins.py b/misskaty/plugins/ytdl_plugins.py
index 5cd37372..81264782 100644
--- a/misskaty/plugins/ytdl_plugins.py
+++ b/misskaty/plugins/ytdl_plugins.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ from misskaty.helper.localization import use_chat_lang
 from misskaty.vars import COMMAND_HANDLER, LOG_CHANNEL, FF_MPEG_NAME
 
 LOGGER = getLogger(__name__)
-regex = "^(https?://)?(www\.)?(youtube|youtu|youtube-nocookie)\.(com|be)/(watch\?v=|embed/|v/|.+\?v=)?(?P<id>[A-Za-z0-9\-=_]{11})"
+YT_REGEX = "^(https?://)?(www\.)?(youtube|youtu|youtube-nocookie)\.(com|be)/(watch\?v=|embed/|v/|.+\?v=)?(?P<id>[A-Za-z0-9\-=_]{11})"
 YT_DB = {}