diff --git a/goutubedl.go b/goutubedl.go
index 379e993..ca378de 100644
--- a/goutubedl.go
+++ b/goutubedl.go
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ func infoFromURL(ctx context.Context, rawURL string, options Options) (info Info
 		Path,
 		"--no-call-home",
 		"--no-cache-dir",
+		"--ignore-errors",
 		"--skip-download",
 		"--restrict-filenames",
 		// provide URL via stdin for security, youtube-dl has some run command args
@@ -275,10 +276,14 @@ func infoFromURL(ctx context.Context, rawURL string, options Options) (info Info
 		}
 	}
 
-	if errMessage != "" {
-		return Info{}, nil, Error(errMessage)
-	} else if cmdErr != nil {
-		return Info{}, nil, cmdErr
+	// HACK: --ignore-errors still return error message and exit code != 0
+	// so workaround is to assume things went ok if we get some json on stdout
+	if len(stdoutBuf.Bytes()) == 0 {
+		if errMessage != "" {
+			return Info{}, nil, Error(errMessage)
+		} else if cmdErr != nil {
+			return Info{}, nil, cmdErr
+		}
 	}
 
 	if infoErr := json.Unmarshal(stdoutBuf.Bytes(), &info); infoErr != nil {
@@ -318,6 +323,18 @@ func infoFromURL(ctx context.Context, rawURL string, options Options) (info Info
 		}
 	}
 
+	// as we ignore errors some entries might show up as null
+	if options.YesPlaylist {
+		var filteredEntrise []Info
+		for _, e := range info.Entries {
+			if e.ID == "" {
+				continue
+			}
+			filteredEntrise = append(filteredEntrise, e)
+		}
+		info.Entries = filteredEntrise
+	}
+
 	return info, stdoutBuf.Bytes(), nil
 }
 
diff --git a/goutubedl_test.go b/goutubedl_test.go
index 627c445..6a2d071 100644
--- a/goutubedl_test.go
+++ b/goutubedl_test.go
@@ -181,6 +181,26 @@ func TestPlaylist(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestPlaylistWithPrivateVideo(t *testing.T) {
+	defer leaktest.Check(t)()
+
+	playlistRawURL := "https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLX0g748fkegS54oiDN4AXKl7BR7mLIydP"
+	ydlResult, ydlResultErr := New(context.Background(), playlistRawURL, Options{
+		YesPlaylist:       true,
+		DownloadThumbnail: false,
+	})
+
+	if ydlResultErr != nil {
+		t.Errorf("failed to download: %s", ydlResultErr)
+	}
+
+	expectedLen := 2
+	actualLen := len(ydlResult.Info.Entries)
+	if expectedLen != actualLen {
+		t.Errorf("expected len %d got %d", expectedLen, actualLen)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestPlaylistBadURL(t *testing.T) {
 	defer leakChecks(t)()