diff --git a/src/client/response/video_details.rs b/src/client/response/video_details.rs
index 78cc816..cd94537 100644
--- a/src/client/response/video_details.rs
+++ b/src/client/response/video_details.rs
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ pub(crate) enum VideoResultsItem {
     VideoPrimaryInfoRenderer {
         #[serde_as(as = "Text")]
         title: String,
-        view_count: ViewCount,
+        view_count: Option<ViewCount>,
         /// Like/Dislike button
         video_actions: VideoActions,
         /// Absolute textual date (e.g. `Dec 29, 2019`)
diff --git a/src/client/video_details.rs b/src/client/video_details.rs
index d4034e0..178eee0 100644
--- a/src/client/video_details.rs
+++ b/src/client/video_details.rs
@@ -166,14 +166,20 @@ impl MapResponse<VideoDetails> for response::VideoDetails {
                     (
                         title,
                         // view count field contains `No views` if the view count is zero
-                        util::parse_numeric(&view_count.video_view_count_renderer.view_count)
+                        view_count
+                            .as_ref()
+                            .and_then(|vc| {
+                                util::parse_numeric(&vc.video_view_count_renderer.view_count).ok()
+                            })
                             .unwrap_or_default(),
                         // accessibility_data contains no digits if the like count is hidden,
                         // so we ignore parse errors here for now
                         like_btn.and_then(|btn| util::parse_numeric(&btn.accessibility_data).ok()),
                         timeago::parse_textual_date_or_warn(lang, &date_text, &mut warnings),
                         date_text,
-                        view_count.video_view_count_renderer.is_live,
+                        view_count
+                            .map(|vc| vc.video_view_count_renderer.is_live)
+                            .unwrap_or_default(),
                     )
                 }
                 _ => {