diff --git a/src/components/playback/playbackmanager.js b/src/components/playback/playbackmanager.js
index e62e045325..a2e07fe8fa 100644
--- a/src/components/playback/playbackmanager.js
+++ b/src/components/playback/playbackmanager.js
@@ -2247,7 +2247,7 @@ class PlaybackManager {
                     }).catch((errorCode) => {
                         self.stop(player);
                         loading.hide();
-                        showPlaybackInfoErrorMessage(self, errorCode || '');
+                        showPlaybackInfoErrorMessage(self, errorCode || 'ErrorDefault');
                     });
                 });
             }
diff --git a/src/plugins/youtubePlayer/plugin.js b/src/plugins/youtubePlayer/plugin.js
index eea54c729e..93bb435c27 100644
--- a/src/plugins/youtubePlayer/plugin.js
+++ b/src/plugins/youtubePlayer/plugin.js
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ function setCurrentSrc(instance, elem, options) {
                             Events.trigger(instance, 'pause');
                         }
                     },
-                    'onError': (e) => reject(errorCodes[e.data] || '') // FIXME: default error code/text?
+                    'onError': (e) => reject(errorCodes[e.data] || 'ErrorDefault')
                 },
                 playerVars: {
                     controls: 0,