diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/channel9.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/channel9.py
index 5543997879..c74553dcfa 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/channel9.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/channel9.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class Channel9IE(InfoExtractor):
                 'title': 'Developer Kick-Off Session: Stuff We Love',
                 'description': 'md5:c08d72240b7c87fcecafe2692f80e35f',
                 'duration': 4576,
-                'thumbnail': 'http://video.ch9.ms/ch9/9d51/03902f2d-fc97-4d3c-b195-0bfe15a19d51/KOS002_220.jpg',
+                'thumbnail': 're:http://.*\.jpg',
                 'session_code': 'KOS002',
                 'session_day': 'Day 1',
                 'session_room': 'Arena 1A',
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class Channel9IE(InfoExtractor):
                 'title': 'Self-service BI with Power BI - nuclear testing',
                 'description': 'md5:d1e6ecaafa7fb52a2cacdf9599829f5b',
                 'duration': 1540,
-                'thumbnail': 'http://video.ch9.ms/ch9/87e1/0300391f-a455-4c72-bec3-4422f19287e1/selfservicenuk_512.jpg',
+                'thumbnail': 're:http://.*\.jpg',
                 'authors': ['Mike Wilmot'],
             },
         },