diff --git a/ges/ges-uri-asset.c b/ges/ges-uri-asset.c
index 80887c32d0..b7a92de9f5 100644
--- a/ges/ges-uri-asset.c
+++ b/ges/ges-uri-asset.c
@@ -354,8 +354,14 @@ discoverer_discovered_cb (GstDiscoverer * discoverer,
   if (tags)
     gst_tag_list_foreach (tags, (GstTagForeachFunc) _set_meta_foreach, mfs);
 
-  if (err == NULL)
+  if (gst_discoverer_info_get_result (info) == GST_DISCOVERER_OK) {
     ges_uri_clip_asset_set_info (mfs, info);
+  } else if (!err) {
+    err = g_error_new (GST_RESOURCE_ERROR, GST_RESOURCE_ERROR_FAILED,
+        "Stream %s discovering failed (error code: %d)",
+        uri, gst_discoverer_info_get_result (info));
+  }
+
   ges_asset_cache_set_loaded (GES_TYPE_URI_CLIP, uri, err);
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/ges-launcher.c b/tools/ges-launcher.c
index 55ea4d2a8a..4a720e2e8a 100644
--- a/tools/ges-launcher.c
+++ b/tools/ges-launcher.c
@@ -183,8 +183,8 @@ _project_loaded_cb (GESProject * project, GESTimeline * timeline,
     g_application_quit (G_APPLICATION (self));
   }
 
-  if (opts->needs_set_state
-      && gst_element_set_state (GST_ELEMENT (self->priv->pipeline),
+  if (!self->priv->seenerrors && opts->needs_set_state &&
+      gst_element_set_state (GST_ELEMENT (self->priv->pipeline),
           GST_STATE_PLAYING) == GST_STATE_CHANGE_FAILURE) {
     g_error ("Failed to start the pipeline\n");
   }