diff --git a/modules/youtube/backend.py b/modules/youtube/backend.py
index 87d729d3..5934e4a1 100644
--- a/modules/youtube/backend.py
+++ b/modules/youtube/backend.py
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ class YoutubeBackend(BaseBackend, ICapVideo, ICapCollection):
 
     def search_videos(self, pattern, sortby=ICapVideo.SEARCH_RELEVANCE, nsfw=False):
         YOUTUBE_MAX_RESULTS = 50
-        YOUTUBE_MAX_START_INDEX = 1000
+        YOUTUBE_MAX_START_INDEX = 500
         yt_service = gdata.youtube.service.YouTubeService()
         yt_service.ssl = True
 
@@ -134,8 +134,7 @@ class YoutubeBackend(BaseBackend, ICapVideo, ICapCollection):
             query.racy = 'include' if nsfw else 'exclude'
 
             query.max_results = YOUTUBE_MAX_RESULTS
-
-            if start_index > YOUTUBE_MAX_START_INDEX:
+            if start_index >= YOUTUBE_MAX_START_INDEX:
                 return
             query.start_index = start_index
             start_index += YOUTUBE_MAX_RESULTS
@@ -148,7 +147,6 @@ class YoutubeBackend(BaseBackend, ICapVideo, ICapCollection):
             if nb_yielded < YOUTUBE_MAX_RESULTS:
                 return
 
-
     def latest_videos(self):
         return self.search_videos(None, ICapVideo.SEARCH_DATE)
 
diff --git a/modules/youtube/test.py b/modules/youtube/test.py
index fa1cbada..a18a9e96 100644
--- a/modules/youtube/test.py
+++ b/modules/youtube/test.py
@@ -42,7 +42,11 @@ class YoutubeTest(BackendTest):
         v = self.backend.get_video('http://youtu.be/UxxajLWwzqY')
         self.backend.fillobj(v, ('url',))
         assert len(v.url)
-        self.backend.browser.openurl(v.url)
+
+        try:
+            self.backend.browser.openurl(v.url)
+        except:
+            self.fail('can\'t open url')
 
     def test_weirdchars(self):
         v = self.backend.get_video('https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaW_jenozKc')