diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/npo.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/npo.py
index b8fe24407..754a97443 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/npo.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/npo.py
@@ -170,6 +170,10 @@ def _get_info(self, video_id):
             transform_source=strip_jsonp,
         )
 
+        error = metadata.get('error')
+        if error:
+            raise ExtractorError(error, expected=True)
+
         # For some videos actual video id (prid) is different (e.g. for
         # http://www.omroepwnl.nl/video/fragment/vandaag-de-dag-verkiezingen__POMS_WNL_853698
         # video id is POMS_WNL_853698 but prid is POW_00996502)