diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/arte.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/arte.py
index 929dd3cc5..8273bd6c9 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/arte.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/arte.py
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ class ArteTVPlus7IE(InfoExtractor):
 
             formats.append(format)
 
+        self._check_formats(formats, video_id)
         self._sort_formats(formats)
 
         info_dict['formats'] = formats