diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/viddler.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/viddler.py
index 12c84a985c..826804af37 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/viddler.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/viddler.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from ..utils import (
 
 
 class ViddlerIE(InfoExtractor):
-    _VALID_URL = r'(?P<domain>https?://(?:www\.)?viddler.com)/(?:v|embed|player)/(?P<id>[0-9]+)'
+    _VALID_URL = r'(?P<domain>https?://(?:www\.)?viddler.com)/(?:v|embed|player)/(?P<id>[a-z0-9]+)'
     _TEST = {
         u"url": u"http://www.viddler.com/v/43903784",
         u'file': u'43903784.mp4',