diff --git a/extractor/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/youtube/extractors/YoutubeChannelInfoItemExtractor.java b/extractor/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/youtube/extractors/YoutubeChannelInfoItemExtractor.java
index 7f1e0129..483cd894 100644
--- a/extractor/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/youtube/extractors/YoutubeChannelInfoItemExtractor.java
+++ b/extractor/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/youtube/extractors/YoutubeChannelInfoItemExtractor.java
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.exceptions.ParsingException;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.services.youtube.linkHandler.YoutubeChannelLinkHandlerFactory;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.utils.Utils;
 
+import static org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.utils.Utils.HTTP;
+import static org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.utils.Utils.HTTPS;
+
 /*
  * Created by Christian Schabesberger on 12.02.17.
  *
@@ -37,7 +40,16 @@ public class YoutubeChannelInfoItemExtractor implements ChannelInfoItemExtractor
     @Override
     public String getThumbnailUrl() throws ParsingException {
         try {
-            return channelInfoItem.getObject("thumbnail").getArray("thumbnails").getObject(0).getString("url");
+            String url = channelInfoItem.getObject("thumbnail").getArray("thumbnails").getObject(0).getString("url");
+            if (url.startsWith("//")) {
+                url = url.substring(2);
+            }
+            if (url.startsWith(HTTP)) {
+                url = Utils.replaceHttpWithHttps(url);
+            } else if (!url.startsWith(HTTPS)) {
+                url = HTTPS + url;
+            }
+            return url;
         } catch (Exception e) {
             throw new ParsingException("Could not get thumbnail url", e);
         }