diff --git a/ythdd_struct_parser.py b/ythdd_struct_parser.py
index bc1e966..1b5b265 100644
--- a/ythdd_struct_parser.py
+++ b/ythdd_struct_parser.py
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ def parseRenderers(entry: dict, context: dict = {}) -> dict:
 			else:
 				avatar_url = safeTraverse(entry, ["videoRenderer", "avatar", "decoratedAvatarViewModel", "avatar", "avatarViewModel", "image", "sources", 0, "url"], default=DEFAULT_AVATAR)
 
-			views_or_viewers_model = safeTraverse(entry, ["videoRenderer", "viewCountText"])
+			views_or_viewers_model = safeTraverse(entry, ["videoRenderer", "viewCountText"], default={})
 			if "simpleText" in views_or_viewers_model:
 				# means this is a video with X views
 				view_count      = parseViewsFromViewText(entry["videoRenderer"]["viewCountText"]["simpleText"])