diff --git a/test/test_download.py b/test/test_download.py
index 1110357a7..284418834 100644
--- a/test/test_download.py
+++ b/test/test_download.py
@@ -136,7 +136,9 @@ def generator(test_case):
                     # We're not using .download here sine that is just a shim
                     # for outside error handling, and returns the exit code
                     # instead of the result dict.
-                    res_dict = ydl.extract_info(test_case['url'])
+                    res_dict = ydl.extract_info(
+                        test_case['url'],
+                        force_generic_extractor=params.get('force_generic_extractor', False))
                 except (DownloadError, ExtractorError) as err:
                     # Check if the exception is not a network related one
                     if not err.exc_info[0] in (compat_urllib_error.URLError, socket.timeout, UnavailableVideoError, compat_http_client.BadStatusLine) or (err.exc_info[0] == compat_HTTPError and err.exc_info[1].code == 503):