diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/redtube.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/redtube.py
index 4295cf93a7..d1e12dd8d5 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/redtube.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/redtube.py
@@ -35,9 +35,7 @@ class RedTubeIE(InfoExtractor):
             r'<h1 class="videoTitle[^"]*">(.+?)</h1>',
             webpage, u'title')
 
-        video_thumbnail = self._html_search_regex(
-            r'playerInnerHTML.+?<img\s+src="(.+?)"',
-            webpage, u'thumbnail', fatal=False)
+        video_thumbnail = self._og_search_thumbnail(webpage)
 
         # No self-labeling, but they describe themselves as
         # "Home of Videos Porno"