diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/aliexpress.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/aliexpress.py
index ab18e2cd1..2526a4aeb 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/aliexpress.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/aliexpress.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
 from .common import InfoExtractor
-from datetime import datetime
 
 
 class AliExpressLiveIE(InfoExtractor):
@@ -10,34 +9,29 @@ class AliExpressLiveIE(InfoExtractor):
     _VALID_URL = r'https?://live\.aliexpress\.com/live/(?P<id>[0-9]{16})'
     _TEST = {
         'url': 'https://live.aliexpress.com/live/2800002704436634',
+        'md5': '7ac2bc46afdd18f0b45a0a340fc47ffe',
         'info_dict': {
             'id': '2800002704436634',
             'ext': 'm3u8',
             'title': 'CASIMA7.22',
             'uploader': 'CASIMA Official Store',
             'upload_date': '20170714',
-            'is_live': True,
+            'timestamp': 1500027138,
         },
-        'params': {
-            'skip_download': True,
-        }
     }
 
     def _real_extract(self, url):
-        vid_id = str(self._match_id(url))
-        page = self._download_webpage(url, self._match_id(url)).replace('\n', '')
+        video_id = self._match_id(url)
+        page = self._download_webpage(url, video_id)
         # runParams is a variable which contains information about the stream
         run_params_json = self._search_regex(r'runParams = ([^<]+)[\s+]var [a-z]+', page, 'runParams')
-        run_params = self._parse_json(run_params_json, vid_id)
-
-        # the given unix timestamp contains 000 at the end, so we have to strip it off by dividing it with 1000
-        upload_date = datetime.fromtimestamp(run_params.get('followBar').get('createTime') / 1000).strftime('%Y%m%d')
+        run_params = self._parse_json(run_params_json, video_id)
 
         return {
-            'id': vid_id,
+            'id': video_id,
             'title': run_params['title'],
             'url': run_params['replyStreamUrl'],
-            'uploader': run_params.get('followBar').get('name'),
-            'upload_date': upload_date,
-            'is_live': True,
+            'uploader': run_params.get('followBar', {'name': None}).get('name'),
+            # the given unix timestamp contains 000 at the end, so we have to strip it off by dividing it with 1000
+            'timestamp': run_params.get('followBar', {'createTime': 0}).get('createTime', 0) / 1000,
         }