diff --git a/tests/check/ges/simplelayer.c b/tests/check/ges/simplelayer.c
index 13050bffe7..92eb9f3523 100644
--- a/tests/check/ges/simplelayer.c
+++ b/tests/check/ges/simplelayer.c
@@ -216,23 +216,23 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_gsl_with_transitions)
 #define HALF_SECOND ((guint64) (0.5 * GST_SECOND))
 #define SECOND(a) ((guint64) (a * GST_SECOND))
 
-  tr1 = ges_timeline_transition_new (NULL);
+  tr1 = ges_timeline_transition_new (0);
   g_object_set (tr1, "duration", HALF_SECOND, "start", (guint64) 42, NULL);
   fail_unless_equals_uint64 (GES_TIMELINE_OBJECT_DURATION (tr1), HALF_SECOND);
 
-  tr2 = ges_timeline_transition_new (NULL);
+  tr2 = ges_timeline_transition_new (0);
   g_object_set (tr2, "duration", HALF_SECOND, "start", (guint64) 42, NULL);
   fail_unless_equals_uint64 (GES_TIMELINE_OBJECT_DURATION (tr2), HALF_SECOND);
 
-  tr3 = ges_timeline_transition_new (NULL);
+  tr3 = ges_timeline_transition_new (0);
   g_object_set (tr3, "duration", HALF_SECOND, "start", (guint64) 42, NULL);
   fail_unless_equals_uint64 (GES_TIMELINE_OBJECT_DURATION (tr3), HALF_SECOND);
 
-  tr4 = ges_timeline_transition_new (NULL);
+  tr4 = ges_timeline_transition_new (0);
   g_object_set (tr4, "duration", HALF_SECOND, "start", (guint64) 42, NULL);
   fail_unless_equals_uint64 (GES_TIMELINE_OBJECT_DURATION (tr4), HALF_SECOND);
 
-  tr5 = ges_timeline_transition_new (NULL);
+  tr5 = ges_timeline_transition_new (0);
   g_object_set (tr5, "duration", HALF_SECOND, "start", (guint64) 42, NULL);
   fail_unless_equals_uint64 (GES_TIMELINE_OBJECT_DURATION (tr5), HALF_SECOND);
 
diff --git a/tests/check/ges/transition.c b/tests/check/ges/transition.c
index 935d8cd831..7343b6884f 100644
--- a/tests/check/ges/transition.c
+++ b/tests/check/ges/transition.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_transition_basic)
   track = ges_track_video_raw_new ();
   fail_unless (track != 0);
 
-  tr1 = ges_timeline_transition_new (NULL);
+  tr1 = ges_timeline_transition_new (0);
   fail_unless (tr1 != 0);
   fail_unless (tr1->vtype == 0);
 
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_transition_properties)
 
   ges_init ();
 
-  object = GES_TIMELINE_OBJECT (ges_timeline_transition_new (NULL));
+  object = GES_TIMELINE_OBJECT (ges_timeline_transition_new (0));
 
   track = ges_track_new (GES_TRACK_TYPE_VIDEO, GST_CAPS_ANY);
   fail_unless (track != NULL);