diff --git a/ext/dtls/gstdtlssrtpbin.c b/ext/dtls/gstdtlssrtpbin.c
index acbac30eab..2a786e9c58 100644
--- a/ext/dtls/gstdtlssrtpbin.c
+++ b/ext/dtls/gstdtlssrtpbin.c
@@ -218,7 +218,8 @@ gst_dtls_srtp_bin_get_property (GObject * object,
         g_object_get_property (G_OBJECT (self->dtls_element), "connection-id",
             value);
       } else {
-        g_warning ("tried to get connection-id after disabling DTLS");
+        GST_WARNING_OBJECT (self,
+            "tried to get connection-id after disabling DTLS");
       }
       break;
     case PROP_KEY:
diff --git a/ext/dtls/gstdtlssrtpdec.c b/ext/dtls/gstdtlssrtpdec.c
index 72abfdacb4..8db69ba088 100644
--- a/ext/dtls/gstdtlssrtpdec.c
+++ b/ext/dtls/gstdtlssrtpdec.c
@@ -288,8 +288,13 @@ gst_dtls_srtp_dec_get_property (GObject * object,
       }
       break;
     case PROP_CONNECTION_STATE:
-      g_object_get_property (G_OBJECT (self->bin.dtls_element),
-          "connection-state", value);
+      if (self->bin.dtls_element) {
+        g_object_get_property (G_OBJECT (self->bin.dtls_element),
+            "connection-state", value);
+      } else {
+        GST_WARNING_OBJECT (self,
+            "tried to get connection-state after disabling DTLS");
+      }
       break;
     default:
       G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PROPERTY_ID (self, prop_id, pspec);
diff --git a/ext/dtls/gstdtlssrtpenc.c b/ext/dtls/gstdtlssrtpenc.c
index 283ad9db63..11f5198cb8 100644
--- a/ext/dtls/gstdtlssrtpenc.c
+++ b/ext/dtls/gstdtlssrtpenc.c
@@ -327,8 +327,13 @@ gst_dtls_srtp_enc_get_property (GObject * object,
       }
       break;
     case PROP_CONNECTION_STATE:
-      g_object_get_property (G_OBJECT (self->bin.dtls_element),
-          "connection-state", value);
+      if (self->bin.dtls_element) {
+        g_object_get_property (G_OBJECT (self->bin.dtls_element),
+            "connection-state", value);
+      } else {
+        GST_WARNING_OBJECT (self,
+            "tried to get connection-state after disabling DTLS");
+      }
       break;
     case PROP_RTP_SYNC:
       g_value_set_boolean (value, self->rtp_sync);