diff --git a/ext/pulse/pulsemixer.c b/ext/pulse/pulsemixer.c
index 5ced971b2b..99d33aee4f 100644
--- a/ext/pulse/pulsemixer.c
+++ b/ext/pulse/pulsemixer.c
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ gst_pulsemixer_class_init (GstPulseMixerClass * g_class)
 
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class,
       PROP_DEVICE,
-      g_param_spec_string ("device", "Sink/Source",
+      g_param_spec_string ("device", "Device",
           "The PulseAudio sink or source to control", NULL,
           G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
@@ -230,24 +230,18 @@ gst_pulsemixer_get_property (GObject * object,
     case PROP_SERVER:
       g_value_set_string (value, this->server);
       break;
-
     case PROP_DEVICE:
       g_value_set_string (value, this->device);
       break;
-
     case PROP_DEVICE_NAME:
       if (this->mixer) {
         char *t = g_strdup_printf ("%s: %s",
             this->mixer->type == GST_PULSEMIXER_SINK ? "Playback" : "Capture",
             this->mixer->description);
-
-        g_value_set_string (value, t);
-        g_free (t);
+        g_value_take_string (value, t);
       } else
         g_value_set_string (value, NULL);
-
       break;
-
     default:
       G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID (object, prop_id, pspec);
       break;
@@ -261,21 +255,16 @@ gst_pulsemixer_change_state (GstElement * element, GstStateChange transition)
 
   switch (transition) {
     case GST_STATE_CHANGE_NULL_TO_READY:
-
       if (!this->mixer)
         this->mixer =
             gst_pulsemixer_ctrl_new (G_OBJECT (this), this->server,
             this->device, GST_PULSEMIXER_UNKNOWN);
-
       break;
-
     case GST_STATE_CHANGE_READY_TO_NULL:
-
       if (this->mixer) {
         gst_pulsemixer_ctrl_free (this->mixer);
         this->mixer = NULL;
       }
-
       break;
 
     default: