diff --git a/frontend/src/utils/index.js b/frontend/src/utils/index.js
index 3f828dcf..541c8a16 100644
--- a/frontend/src/utils/index.js
+++ b/frontend/src/utils/index.js
@@ -694,7 +694,6 @@ export const escapeHTML = (text) => {
 		'"': '"',
 		"'": ''',
 		'`': '`',
-		'=': '=',
 	}
 
 	return String(text).replace(
diff --git a/lms/lms/doctype/lms_course/lms_course.py b/lms/lms/doctype/lms_course/lms_course.py
index 15597a80..49d8168e 100644
--- a/lms/lms/doctype/lms_course/lms_course.py
+++ b/lms/lms/doctype/lms_course/lms_course.py
@@ -47,7 +47,9 @@ class LMSCourse(Document):
 			).save(ignore_permissions=True)
 
 	def validate_video_link(self):
-		if self.video_link and "/" in self.video_link:
+		if self.video_link and "watch?v=" in self.video_link:
+			self.video_link = self.video_link.split("watch?v=")[-1]
+		elif self.video_link and "/" in self.video_link:
 			self.video_link = self.video_link.split("/")[-1]
 
 	def validate_status(self):