diff --git a/tests/check/nle/complex.c b/tests/check/nle/complex.c
index 39ea309f5c..50e04cb761 100644
--- a/tests/check/nle/complex.c
+++ b/tests/check/nle/complex.c
@@ -57,17 +57,19 @@ fill_pipeline_and_check (GstElement * comp, GList * segments,
           break;
         case GST_MESSAGE_ERROR:
         {
-          GError *error;
+          GError *error = NULL;
 
           gst_message_parse_error (message, &error, NULL);
           if (comp == GST_ELEMENT (GST_MESSAGE_SRC (message)) &&
               expected_error_domain == error->domain) {
             GST_DEBUG ("Expected Error Message from %s : %s",
                 GST_OBJECT_NAME (GST_MESSAGE_SRC (message)), error->message);
-
             carry_on = FALSE;
-          } else
-            fail_error_message (message);
+          } else {
+            fail_unless (FALSE, "Error Message from %s : %s",
+                GST_OBJECT_NAME (GST_MESSAGE_SRC (message)), error->message);
+          }
+          g_clear_error (&error);
         }
           break;
         default:
diff --git a/tests/check/nle/nlecomposition.c b/tests/check/nle/nlecomposition.c
index aec78c1aab..eaa9ae5f0b 100644
--- a/tests/check/nle/nlecomposition.c
+++ b/tests/check/nle/nlecomposition.c
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_change_object_start_stop_in_current_stack)
   srcpad = gst_element_get_static_pad (source1, "src");
   gst_pad_add_probe (srcpad, GST_PAD_PROBE_TYPE_EVENT_UPSTREAM,
       (GstPadProbeCallback) on_source1_pad_event_cb, NULL, NULL);
+  gst_object_unref (srcpad);
 
   /*
      def (default source)
@@ -293,6 +294,7 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_remove_last_object)
 
   gst_element_set_state (GST_ELEMENT (pipeline), GST_STATE_NULL);
   gst_object_unref (pipeline);
+  gst_object_unref (bus);
 }
 
 GST_END_TEST;
@@ -389,10 +391,10 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_simple_audiomixer)
 
   message = gst_bus_timed_pop_filtered (bus, GST_CLOCK_TIME_NONE,
       GST_MESSAGE_ASYNC_DONE | GST_MESSAGE_ERROR);
-  gst_mini_object_unref (GST_MINI_OBJECT (message));
 
   if (GST_MESSAGE_TYPE (message) == GST_MESSAGE_ERROR)
     fail_error_message (message);
+  gst_mini_object_unref (GST_MINI_OBJECT (message));
 
   GST_DEBUG_BIN_TO_DOT_FILE_WITH_TS (GST_BIN (pipeline),
       GST_DEBUG_GRAPH_SHOW_ALL, "nle-simple-audiomixer-test-play");
diff --git a/tests/check/nle/tempochange.c b/tests/check/nle/tempochange.c
index 3c1857dd15..f1ccf4e1e3 100644
--- a/tests/check/nle/tempochange.c
+++ b/tests/check/nle/tempochange.c
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_tempochange)
   sinkpad = gst_element_get_static_pad (sink, "sink");
   gst_pad_add_probe (sinkpad, GST_PAD_PROBE_TYPE_EVENT_DOWNSTREAM,
       (GstPadProbeCallback) sinkpad_probe, collect, NULL);
+  gst_object_unref (sinkpad);
 
   bus = gst_element_get_bus (GST_ELEMENT (pipeline));