diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/pluralsight.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/pluralsight.py
index de7dc739b..7693282a5 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/pluralsight.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/pluralsight.py
@@ -84,6 +84,9 @@ def _login(self):
         if error:
             raise ExtractorError('Unable to login: %s' % error, expected=True)
 
+        if all(p not in response for p in ('__INITIAL_STATE__', '"currentUser"')):
+            raise ExtractorError('Unable to log in')
+
     def _real_extract(self, url):
         qs = compat_urlparse.parse_qs(compat_urlparse.urlparse(url).query)