diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/acidcow.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/acidcow.py
index af8356051..f1c514f90 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/acidcow.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/acidcow.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class acidcowIE(InfoExtractor):
         '''
         download_url = self._html_search_regex(
 
-            r'<https://cdn\.acidcow\.com/pics/[0-9]+/video/\S+',
+            r'https://cdn\.acidcow\.com/pics/[0-9]+/video/\S+',
 
             webpage, "download_url"
         )