diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py
index 4ab56e0ac..382d20c5a 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/youtube.py
@@ -185,8 +185,8 @@ class YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor(InfoExtractor):
 
         self._download_webpage(
             req, None,
-            note='Confirming age', errnote='Unable to confirm age')
-        return True
+            note='Confirming age', errnote='Unable to confirm age',
+            fatal=False)
 
     def _real_initialize(self):
         if self._downloader is None: