diff --git a/test/youtube_test.py b/test/youtube_test.py
index 4a7d668..72c4b94 100644
--- a/test/youtube_test.py
+++ b/test/youtube_test.py
@@ -243,6 +243,11 @@
         YoutubeShort(id="U5Bn8mMxj4o"),
         "https://www.youtube.com/shorts/U5Bn8mMxj4o",
     ),
+    (
+        "https://www.youtube.com/shorts/",
+        None,
+        "https://www.youtube.com/shorts/",
+    ),
 ]
 
 
diff --git a/ural/youtube.py b/ural/youtube.py
index bd4a8b0..04fbf66 100644
--- a/ural/youtube.py
+++ b/ural/youtube.py
@@ -374,7 +374,10 @@ def parse_youtube_url(url, fix_common_mistakes=True):
     elif path.startswith("/shorts/"):
         splitted_path = pathsplit(path)
 
-        v = pathsplit(path)[1]
+        if len(splitted_path) < 2:
+            return None
+
+        v = splitted_path[1]
 
         if fix_common_mistakes:
             v = v[:11]