diff --git a/gst/gstquery.c b/gst/gstquery.c
index eb280198c4..12f000f239 100644
--- a/gst/gstquery.c
+++ b/gst/gstquery.c
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ gst_query_new (GstQueryType type, GstStructure * structure)
   query->query.mini_object.copy = (GstMiniObjectCopyFunction) _gst_query_copy;
   query->query.mini_object.free = (GstMiniObjectFreeFunction) _gst_query_free;
 
-  GST_DEBUG ("creating new query %p %d", query, type);
+  GST_DEBUG ("creating new query %p %s", query, gst_query_type_get_name (type));
 
   GST_QUERY_TYPE (query) = type;
   query->structure = structure;
diff --git a/libs/gst/base/gstbaseparse.c b/libs/gst/base/gstbaseparse.c
index 93949d4dab..9ce4699056 100644
--- a/libs/gst/base/gstbaseparse.c
+++ b/libs/gst/base/gstbaseparse.c
@@ -2798,7 +2798,7 @@ static gboolean
 gst_base_parse_activate (GstBaseParse * parse, gboolean active)
 {
   GstBaseParseClass *klass;
-  gboolean result = FALSE;
+  gboolean result = TRUE;
 
   GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (parse, "activate %d", active);