diff --git a/spotdl/metadata_search.py b/spotdl/metadata_search.py
index b01ea1fea..0c2b5ea19 100644
--- a/spotdl/metadata_search.py
+++ b/spotdl/metadata_search.py
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ def _best_on_youtube_search_for_type_query(self, query):
         if video is None:
             raise NoYouTubeVideoMatchError(
                 'No matching videos found on YouTube for the search query "{}".'.format(
-                    search_query
+                    query
                 )
             )
         return video