diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py
index 28f672e42d..7757bf9502 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/common.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ from ..compat import (
 )
 from ..utils import (
     age_restricted,
+    bug_reports_message,
     clean_html,
     compiled_regex_type,
     ExtractorError,
@@ -556,8 +557,7 @@ class InfoExtractor(object):
         elif fatal:
             raise RegexNotFoundError('Unable to extract %s' % _name)
         else:
-            self._downloader.report_warning('unable to extract %s; '
-                                            'please report this issue on http://yt-dl.org/bug' % _name)
+            self._downloader.report_warning('unable to extract %s' % _name + bug_reports_message())
             return None
 
     def _html_search_regex(self, pattern, string, name, default=_NO_DEFAULT, fatal=True, flags=0, group=None):
diff --git a/youtube_dl/utils.py b/youtube_dl/utils.py
index e628fac810..edeee1853e 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/utils.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/utils.py
@@ -452,6 +452,17 @@ def make_HTTPS_handler(params, **kwargs):
         return YoutubeDLHTTPSHandler(params, context=context, **kwargs)
 
 
+def bug_reports_message():
+    if ytdl_is_updateable():
+        update_cmd = 'type  youtube-dl -U  to update'
+    else:
+        update_cmd = 'see  https://yt-dl.org/update  on how to update'
+    msg = '; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug .'
+    msg += ' Make sure you are using the latest version; %s.' % update_cmd
+    msg += ' Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.'
+    return msg
+
+
 class ExtractorError(Exception):
     """Error during info extraction."""
 
@@ -467,13 +478,7 @@ class ExtractorError(Exception):
         if cause:
             msg += ' (caused by %r)' % cause
         if not expected:
-            if ytdl_is_updateable():
-                update_cmd = 'type  youtube-dl -U  to update'
-            else:
-                update_cmd = 'see  https://yt-dl.org/update  on how to update'
-            msg += '; please report this issue on https://yt-dl.org/bug .'
-            msg += ' Make sure you are using the latest version; %s.' % update_cmd
-            msg += ' Be sure to call youtube-dl with the --verbose flag and include its complete output.'
+            msg += bug_reports_message()
         super(ExtractorError, self).__init__(msg)
 
         self.traceback = tb