diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/xvideos.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/xvideos.py
index e15b50870..5102fdffb 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/xvideos.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/xvideos.py
@@ -149,8 +149,11 @@ class XVideosIE(InfoExtractor):
         tags = self._search_regex(r'<meta name="keywords" content="xvideos,xvideos\.com, x videos,x video,porn,video,videos,(?P<tag>.+?)"', webpage, 'tags', group='tag', default='').split(',')
 
         creator_data = re.findall(r'<a href="(?P<creator_url>.+?)" class="btn btn-default label main uploader-tag hover-name"><span class="name">(?P<creator>.+?)<', webpage)
-        creator = creator_data[0][1]
-        uploader_url = creator_data[0][0]
+        creator = ''
+        uploader_url = ''
+        if creator_data is not None:
+            creator = creator_data[0][1]
+            uploader_url = creator_data[0][0]
 
         actors_data = re.findall(r'href="(?P<actor_url>/pornstars/.+?)" class="btn btn-default label profile hover-name"><span class="name">(?P<actor_name>.+?)</span>', webpage)
         actors = []