diff --git a/test/test_jsinterp.py b/test/test_jsinterp.py
index 92ef532f5..3c4391c4a 100644
--- a/test/test_jsinterp.py
+++ b/test/test_jsinterp.py
@@ -392,6 +392,11 @@ class TestJSInterpreter(unittest.TestCase):
         ''')
         self.assertEqual(jsi.call_function('x').pattern, r',][}",],()}(\[)')
 
+        jsi = JSInterpreter(R'''
+        function x() { let a=[/[)\\]/]; return a[0]; }
+        ''')
+        self.assertEqual(jsi.call_function('x').pattern, r'[)\\]')
+
     def test_char_code_at(self):
         jsi = JSInterpreter('function x(i){return "test".charCodeAt(i)}')
         self.assertEqual(jsi.call_function('x', 0), 116)
diff --git a/test/test_youtube_signature.py b/test/test_youtube_signature.py
index c3dcb4d68..6d753fbf0 100644
--- a/test/test_youtube_signature.py
+++ b/test/test_youtube_signature.py
@@ -130,6 +130,10 @@ _NSIG_TESTS = [
         'https://www.youtube.com/s/player/5a3b6271/player_ias.vflset/en_US/base.js',
         'B2j7f_UPT4rfje85Lu_e', 'm5DmNymaGQ5RdQ',
     ),
+    (
+        'https://www.youtube.com/s/player/7a062b77/player_ias.vflset/en_US/base.js',
+        'NRcE3y3mVtm_cV-W', 'VbsCYUATvqlt5w',
+    ),
 ]
 
 
diff --git a/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube.py b/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube.py
index 6f153bb3c..35e41753a 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/extractor/youtube.py
@@ -2832,7 +2832,7 @@ class YoutubeIE(YoutubeBaseInfoExtractor):
             self.report_warning(
                 f'Native nsig extraction failed: Trying with PhantomJS\n'
                 f'         n = {s} ; player = {player_url}', video_id)
-            self.write_debug(e)
+            self.write_debug(e, only_once=True)
 
             args, func_body = func_code
             ret = jsi.execute(
diff --git a/yt_dlp/jsinterp.py b/yt_dlp/jsinterp.py
index 4caad6f74..e25997129 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/jsinterp.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/jsinterp.py
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ class JSInterpreter:
 
     @staticmethod
     def _separate(expr, delim=',', max_split=None):
-        OP_CHARS = '+-*/%&|^=<>!,;{}:'
+        OP_CHARS = '+-*/%&|^=<>!,;{}:['
         if not expr:
             return
         counters = {k: 0 for k in _MATCHING_PARENS.values()}
@@ -246,7 +246,9 @@ class JSInterpreter:
             if not in_quote and char in _MATCHING_PARENS:
                 counters[_MATCHING_PARENS[char]] += 1
             elif not in_quote and char in counters:
-                counters[char] -= 1
+                # Something's wrong if we get negative, but ignore it anyway
+                if counters[char]:
+                    counters[char] -= 1
             elif not escaping:
                 if char in _QUOTES and in_quote in (char, None):
                     if in_quote or after_op or char != '/':