diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index ceda4c90ec..f320c79222 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2004-05-09  Benjamin Otte  <otte@gnome.org>
+
+	* gst/wavparse/gstwavparse.c: (gst_wavparse_destroy_sourcepad),
+	(gst_wavparse_create_sourcepad):
+	  make PAUSED=>READY=>PAUSED=READY work by not destroying NULL
+	  sourcepads
+
 2004-05-09  Benjamin Otte  <otte@gnome.org>
 
 	* ext/alsa/gstalsasink.c: (gst_alsa_sink_check_event):
diff --git a/gst/wavparse/gstwavparse.c b/gst/wavparse/gstwavparse.c
index 0e90130cb2..5d185aa5bf 100644
--- a/gst/wavparse/gstwavparse.c
+++ b/gst/wavparse/gstwavparse.c
@@ -215,15 +215,16 @@ gst_wavparse_init (GstWavParse * wavparse)
 static void
 gst_wavparse_destroy_sourcepad (GstWavParse * wavparse)
 {
-  gst_element_remove_pad (GST_ELEMENT (wavparse), wavparse->srcpad);
-  wavparse->srcpad = NULL;
+  if (wavparse->srcpad) {
+    gst_element_remove_pad (GST_ELEMENT (wavparse), wavparse->srcpad);
+    wavparse->srcpad = NULL;
+  }
 }
 
 static void
 gst_wavparse_create_sourcepad (GstWavParse * wavparse)
 {
-  if (wavparse->srcpad)
-    gst_wavparse_destroy_sourcepad (wavparse);
+  gst_wavparse_destroy_sourcepad (wavparse);
 
   /* source */
   wavparse->srcpad =