diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/ted.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/ted.py
index 10b3b706a9..5e53229740 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/ted.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/ted.py
@@ -134,9 +134,13 @@ def _talk_info(self, url, video_name):
 
         if talk_info.get('external') is not None:
             self.to_screen('Found video from %s' % talk_info['external']['service'])
+            if 'code' in talk_info['external']:
+                ext_url = talk_info['external']['code']
+            else:
+                ext_url = talk_info['external']['uri']
             return {
                 '_type': 'url',
-                'url': talk_info['external']['uri'],
+                'url': ext_url,
             }
 
         formats = [{