diff --git a/gst-plugin/src/streams.rs b/gst-plugin/src/streams.rs
index 18337b32..4160efc3 100644
--- a/gst-plugin/src/streams.rs
+++ b/gst-plugin/src/streams.rs
@@ -210,6 +210,10 @@ impl StreamCollection {
         unsafe { gst_stream_collection_get_size(self.0) }
     }
 
+    pub fn empty(&self) -> bool {
+        self.len() == 0
+    }
+
     pub fn get_upstream_id(&self) -> &str {
         extern "C" {
             fn gst_stream_collection_get_upstream_id(collection: *mut c_void) -> *mut c_char;
diff --git a/gst-plugin/src/value.rs b/gst-plugin/src/value.rs
index 857f7837..ab6efd42 100644
--- a/gst-plugin/src/value.rs
+++ b/gst-plugin/src/value.rs
@@ -196,11 +196,7 @@ impl Value {
 
         match gvalue.typ {
             TYPE_BOOLEAN => unsafe {
-                Some(Value::Bool(if g_value_get_boolean(gvalue as *const GValue) == 0 {
-                    false
-                } else {
-                    true
-                }))
+                Some(Value::Bool(!(g_value_get_boolean(gvalue as *const GValue) == 0)))
             },
             TYPE_INT => unsafe { Some(Value::Int(g_value_get_int(gvalue as *const GValue))) },
             TYPE_UINT => unsafe { Some(Value::UInt(g_value_get_uint(gvalue as *const GValue))) },