diff --git a/gst/gstobject.c b/gst/gstobject.c
index f23fd3060e..ac3bab8832 100644
--- a/gst/gstobject.c
+++ b/gst/gstobject.c
@@ -246,6 +246,8 @@ gst_object_sink (GstObject *object)
 void
 gst_object_replace (GstObject **oldobj, GstObject *newobj)
 {
+  GST_DEBUG (GST_CAT_REFCOUNTING, "replace %p %p", *oldobj, newobj);
+
   if (*oldobj != newobj) {
     if (newobj)  gst_object_ref (newobj);
     if (*oldobj) gst_object_unref (*oldobj);
diff --git a/gst/gstpad.c b/gst/gstpad.c
index 44b7f0ae20..8cb37cea6f 100644
--- a/gst/gstpad.c
+++ b/gst/gstpad.c
@@ -1065,6 +1065,11 @@ gst_pad_link_filtered (GstPad *srcpad, GstPad *sinkpad, GstCaps *filtercaps)
     gst_scheduler_pad_link (src_sched, 
 	                    GST_PAD_CAST (realsrc), GST_PAD_CAST (realsink));
   }
+  else {
+    GST_INFO (GST_CAT_PADS, "not telling link to scheduler %s:%s and %s:%s, %p %p",
+            GST_DEBUG_PAD_NAME (srcpad), GST_DEBUG_PAD_NAME (sinkpad),
+	    src_sched, sink_sched);
+  }
 
   GST_INFO (GST_CAT_PADS, "linked %s:%s and %s:%s, successful",
             GST_DEBUG_PAD_NAME (srcpad), GST_DEBUG_PAD_NAME (sinkpad));