diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/tests/test_transcripts_utils.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/tests/test_transcripts_utils.py
index 82d7a2e91c..50d7575e25 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/tests/test_transcripts_utils.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/tests/test_transcripts_utils.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ from xmodule.modulestore.tests.django_utils import ModuleStoreTestCase
 from xmodule.exceptions import NotFoundError
 from xmodule.contentstore.django import contentstore
 from xmodule.video_module import transcripts_utils
+from contentstore.tests.utils import mock_requests_get
 
 TEST_DATA_CONTENTSTORE = copy.deepcopy(settings.CONTENTSTORE)
 TEST_DATA_CONTENTSTORE['DOC_STORE_CONFIG']['db'] = 'test_xcontent_%s' % uuid4().hex
@@ -321,36 +322,7 @@ class TestDownloadYoutubeSubs(ModuleStoreTestCase):
         transcript_name = transcripts_utils.youtube_video_transcript_name(youtube_text_api)
         self.assertIsNone(transcript_name)
 
-    def mocked_requests_get(*args, **kwargs):
-        """
-        This method will be used by the mock to replace requests.get
-        """
-        # pylint: disable=no-method-argument
-        response_transcript_list = """
-        <transcript_list>
-            <track id="1" name="Custom" lang_code="en" />
-            <track id="0" name="Custom1" lang_code="en-GB"/>
-        </transcript_list>
-        """
-        response_transcript = textwrap.dedent("""
-        <transcript>
-            <text start="0" dur="0.27"></text>
-            <text start="0.27" dur="2.45">Test text 1.</text>
-            <text start="2.72">Test text 2.</text>
-            <text start="5.43" dur="1.73">Test text 3.</text>
-        </transcript>
-        """)
-
-        if kwargs == {'params': {'lang': 'en', 'v': 'good_id_2'}}:
-            return Mock(status_code=200, text='')
-        elif kwargs == {'params': {'type': 'list', 'v': 'good_id_2'}}:
-            return Mock(status_code=200, text=response_transcript_list, content=response_transcript_list)
-        elif kwargs == {'params': {'lang': 'en', 'v': 'good_id_2', 'name': 'Custom'}}:
-            return Mock(status_code=200, text=response_transcript, content=response_transcript)
-
-        return Mock(status_code=404, text='')
-
-    @patch('xmodule.video_module.transcripts_utils.requests.get', side_effect=mocked_requests_get)
+    @patch('xmodule.video_module.transcripts_utils.requests.get', side_effect=mock_requests_get)
     def test_downloading_subs_using_transcript_name(self, mock_get):
         """
         Download transcript using transcript name in url
diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/tests/utils.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/tests/utils.py
index 551f5ef17a..73f3541441 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/tests/utils.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/tests/utils.py
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 Utilities for contentstore tests
 '''
 import json
+import textwrap
+from mock import Mock
 
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User
@@ -375,6 +377,35 @@ class CourseTestCase(ModuleStoreTestCase):
                 self.assertEqual(value, course2_asset_attrs[key])
 
 
+def mock_requests_get(*args, **kwargs):
+    """
+    Returns mock responses for the youtube API.
+    """
+    # pylint: disable=unused-argument
+    response_transcript_list = """
+    <transcript_list>
+        <track id="1" name="Custom" lang_code="en" />
+        <track id="0" name="Custom1" lang_code="en-GB"/>
+    </transcript_list>
+    """
+    response_transcript = textwrap.dedent("""
+    <transcript>
+        <text start="100" dur="100">subs #1</text>
+        <text start="200" dur="40">subs #2</text>
+        <text start="240" dur="140">subs #3</text>
+    </transcript>
+    """)
+
+    if kwargs == {'params': {'lang': 'en', 'v': 'good_id_2'}}:
+        return Mock(status_code=200, text='')
+    elif kwargs == {'params': {'type': 'list', 'v': 'good_id_2'}}:
+        return Mock(status_code=200, text=response_transcript_list, content=response_transcript_list)
+    elif kwargs == {'params': {'lang': 'en', 'v': 'good_id_2', 'name': 'Custom'}}:
+        return Mock(status_code=200, text=response_transcript, content=response_transcript)
+
+    return Mock(status_code=404, text='')
+
+
 def get_url(handler_name, key_value, key_name='usage_key_string', kwargs=None):
     """
     Helper function for getting HTML for a page in Studio and checking that it does not error.
diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/tests/test_transcripts.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/tests/test_transcripts.py
index 0168cac58b..863f8f6b23 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/tests/test_transcripts.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/tests/test_transcripts.py
@@ -6,12 +6,13 @@ import os
 import tempfile
 import textwrap
 from uuid import uuid4
+from mock import patch
 
 from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
 from django.test.utils import override_settings
 from django.conf import settings
 
-from contentstore.tests.utils import CourseTestCase
+from contentstore.tests.utils import CourseTestCase, mock_requests_get
 from cache_toolbox.core import del_cached_content
 from xmodule.modulestore.django import modulestore
 from xmodule.contentstore.django import contentstore
@@ -628,6 +629,58 @@ class TestCheckTranscripts(BaseTranscripts):
             }
         )
 
+    @patch('xmodule.video_module.transcripts_utils.requests.get', side_effect=mock_requests_get)
+    def test_check_youtube_with_transcript_name(self, mock_get):
+        """
+        Test that the transcripts are fetched correctly when the the transcript name is set
+        """
+        self.item.data = '<video youtube="good_id_2" />'
+        modulestore().update_item(self.item, self.user.id)
+
+        subs = {
+            'start': [100, 200, 240],
+            'end': [200, 240, 380],
+            'text': [
+                'subs #1',
+                'subs #2',
+                'subs #3'
+            ]
+        }
+        self.save_subs_to_store(subs, 'good_id_2')
+        link = reverse('check_transcripts')
+        data = {
+            'locator': unicode(self.video_usage_key),
+            'videos': [{
+                'type': 'youtube',
+                'video': 'good_id_2',
+                'mode': 'youtube',
+            }]
+        }
+        resp = self.client.get(link, {'data': json.dumps(data)})
+
+        mock_get.assert_any_call(
+            'http://video.google.com/timedtext',
+            params={'lang': 'en', 'v': 'good_id_2', 'name': 'Custom'}
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(resp.status_code, 200)
+
+        self.assertDictEqual(
+            json.loads(resp.content),
+            {
+                u'status': u'Success',
+                u'subs': u'good_id_2',
+                u'youtube_local': True,
+                u'is_youtube_mode': True,
+                u'youtube_server': True,
+                u'command': u'replace',
+                u'current_item_subs': None,
+                u'youtube_diff': True,
+                u'html5_local': [],
+                u'html5_equal': False,
+            }
+        )
+
     def test_fail_data_without_id(self):
         link = reverse('check_transcripts')
         data = {
diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/transcripts_ajax.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/transcripts_ajax.py
index da0eceac0c..0eecd909a0 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/transcripts_ajax.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/transcripts_ajax.py
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ from xmodule.video_module.transcripts_utils import (
     copy_or_rename_transcript,
     manage_video_subtitles_save,
     GetTranscriptsFromYouTubeException,
-    TranscriptsRequestValidationException
+    TranscriptsRequestValidationException,
+    youtube_video_transcript_name,
 )
 
 from student.auth import has_course_author_access
@@ -251,6 +252,9 @@ def check_transcripts(request):
         # youtube server
         youtube_text_api = copy.deepcopy(settings.YOUTUBE['TEXT_API'])
         youtube_text_api['params']['v'] = youtube_id
+        youtube_transcript_name = youtube_video_transcript_name(youtube_text_api)
+        if youtube_transcript_name:
+            youtube_text_api['params']['name'] = youtube_transcript_name
         youtube_response = requests.get('http://' + youtube_text_api['url'], params=youtube_text_api['params'])
 
         if youtube_response.status_code == 200 and youtube_response.text: