diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/discovery.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/discovery.py
index d6723ecf26..507f4bdad9 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/discovery.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/discovery.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from ..compat import compat_str
 
 
 class DiscoveryIE(InfoExtractor):
-    _VALID_URL = r'http://www\.discovery\.com\/[a-zA-Z0-9\-]*/[a-zA-Z0-9\-]*/videos/(?P<id>[a-zA-Z0-9_\-]*)(?:\.htm)?'
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://www\.discovery\.com\/[a-zA-Z0-9\-]*/[a-zA-Z0-9\-]*/videos/(?P<id>[a-zA-Z0-9_\-]*)(?:\.htm)?'
     _TESTS = [{
         'url': 'http://www.discovery.com/tv-shows/mythbusters/videos/mission-impossible-outtakes.htm',
         'info_dict': {