diff --git a/modules/francetelevisions/backend.py b/modules/francetelevisions/backend.py
index c2d1c70b..d1ace044 100644
--- a/modules/francetelevisions/backend.py
+++ b/modules/francetelevisions/backend.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class PluzzBackend(BaseBackend, ICapVideo, ICapCollection):
             # if we don't want only the thumbnail, we probably want also every fields
             video = self.browser.get_video(video.id, video)
         if 'thumbnail' in fields and video.thumbnail:
-            video.thumbnail.data = self.browser.readurl(video.thumbnail.url)
+            video.thumbnail.data = self.browser.open(video.thumbnail.url).content
 
         return video