diff --git a/dist/src/sources/youtube/common.js b/dist/src/sources/youtube/common.js
index c59c6a4f..f1aa9318 100644
--- a/dist/src/sources/youtube/common.js
+++ b/dist/src/sources/youtube/common.js
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ function extractThumbnail(renderer, videoId) {
         }
     }
     if (!resultUrl && videoId) {
-        resultUrl = `https://i.ytimg.com/vi/${videoId}/mqdefault.jpg`;
+        resultUrl = `https://i.ytimg.com/vi/${videoId}/maxresdefault.jpg`;
     }
     return resultUrl;
 }
diff --git a/src/sources/youtube/common.ts b/src/sources/youtube/common.ts
index 90bdd892..a117de75 100644
--- a/src/sources/youtube/common.ts
+++ b/src/sources/youtube/common.ts
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ function extractThumbnail(
   }
 
   if (!resultUrl && videoId) {
-    resultUrl = `https://i.ytimg.com/vi/${videoId}/mqdefault.jpg`
+    resultUrl = `https://i.ytimg.com/vi/${videoId}/maxresdefault.jpg`
   }
 
   return resultUrl