diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/npo.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/npo.py
index a6281f2a4..f59b3e1d5 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/npo.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/npo.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class NPOIE(InfoExtractor):
         return self._download_json(
             'https://npo.nl/start/api/domain/player-token?productId=%s' % video_id,
             video_id,
-            note='Downloading token')['token']
+            note='Downloading token')['jwt']
 
     def _real_extract(self, url):
         # Remove /afspelen and/or any trailing `/`s