diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/lecture2go.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/lecture2go.py
index a2f9d5c54..40a3d2346 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/lecture2go.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/lecture2go.py
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ def _real_extract(self, url):
 
         self._sort_formats(formats)
 
-        creator = self._html_search_regex(r'<div[^>]+id="description">([^<]+)</div>', webpage, 'creator')
+        creator = self._html_search_regex(
+            r'<div[^>]+id="description">([^<]+)</div>', webpage, 'creator', fatal=False)
         duration = parse_duration(self._html_search_regex(
             r'Duration:\s*</em>\s*<em[^>]*>([^<]+)</em>', webpage, 'duration', fatal=False))
         view_count = int_or_none(self._html_search_regex(