diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/servus.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/servus.py
index 4671404bf..7a6d20c93 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/servus.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/servus.py
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@ class ServusIE(InfoExtractor):
     }]
 
     def _real_extract(self, url):
-        video_id = self._match_id(url)
-        video_id = video_id.upper()
+        video_id = self._match_id(url).upper()
 
         webpage = self._download_webpage(url, video_id)