diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/sohu.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/sohu.py
index bebcafb62..11dbb2e7a 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/sohu.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/sohu.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class SohuIE(InfoExtractor):
             raise ExtractorError(u'No formats available for this video')
 
         # For now, we just pick the highest available quality
-        vid_id = vid_ids[-1]
+        vid_id = vid_ids[0]
 
         format_data = data if vid == vid_id else _fetch_data(vid_id, mytv)
         part_count = format_data['data']['totalBlocks']