diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/tver.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/tver.py
index df12e97028..cebd027c83 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/tver.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/tver.py
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class TVerIE(InfoExtractor):
                 'Referer': 'https://tver.jp/',
             })
         p_id = video_info['video']['accountID']
-        r_id = traverse_obj(video_info, ('video', ('videoRefID', 'videoID')))
+        r_id = traverse_obj(video_info, ('video', ('videoRefID', 'videoID')), get_all=False)
         if not r_id:
             raise ExtractorError('Failed to extract reference ID for Brightcove')
         if not r_id.isdigit():