diff --git a/brozzler/cli.py b/brozzler/cli.py
index 84b5678..c2ca647 100755
--- a/brozzler/cli.py
+++ b/brozzler/cli.py
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ def brozzle_page(argv=None):
         enable_youtube_dl = False if args.skip_youtube_dl else True
         outlinks = worker.brozzle_page(
                 browser, site, page, on_screenshot=on_screenshot,
-                enable_youtube_dl=enable_youtube_dl)
+                enable_youtube_dl=not args.skip_youtube_dl)
         logging.info('outlinks: \n\t%s', '\n\t'.join(sorted(outlinks)))
     except brozzler.ReachedLimit as e:
         logging.error('reached limit %s', e)
diff --git a/brozzler/worker.py b/brozzler/worker.py
index de1f8f5..205d730 100644
--- a/brozzler/worker.py
+++ b/brozzler/worker.py
@@ -487,9 +487,8 @@ class BrozzlerWorker:
                     page.blocked_by_robots = True
                     self._frontier.completed_page(site, page)
                 else:
-                    enable_youtube_dl = False if self._skip_youtube_dl else True
                     outlinks = self.brozzle_page(browser, site, page,
-                                                 enable_youtube_dl=enable_youtube_dl)
+                                                 enable_youtube_dl=not self._skip_youtube_dl)
                     self._frontier.completed_page(site, page)
                     self._frontier.scope_and_schedule_outlinks(
                             site, page, outlinks)