-        embed_url = 'http://www.dailymotion.com/embed/video/%s' % video_id
-        embed_page = self._download_webpage(embed_url, video_id,
-                                            'Downloading embed page')
+        embed_url = 'https://www.dailymotion.com/embed/video/%s' % video_id
+        embed_request = self._build_request(embed_url)
+        embed_page = self._download_webpage(
+            embed_request, video_id, 'Downloading embed page')