diff --git a/validate/gst/qa/gst-qa-bin-monitor.c b/validate/gst/qa/gst-qa-bin-monitor.c
index 9f705ee764..d8bf869cb7 100644
--- a/validate/gst/qa/gst-qa-bin-monitor.c
+++ b/validate/gst/qa/gst-qa-bin-monitor.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_STATIC (gst_qa_bin_monitor_debug);
   GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_INIT (gst_qa_bin_monitor_debug, "qa_bin_monitor", 0, "QA BinMonitor");
 #define gst_qa_bin_monitor_parent_class parent_class
 G_DEFINE_TYPE_WITH_CODE (GstQaBinMonitor, gst_qa_bin_monitor,
-    G_TYPE_OBJECT, _do_init);
+    GST_TYPE_QA_ELEMENT_MONITOR, _do_init);
 
 static void
 gst_qa_bin_monitor_wrap_element (GstQaBinMonitor * monitor,
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ GstQaBinMonitor *
 gst_qa_bin_monitor_new (GstBin * bin)
 {
   GstQaBinMonitor *monitor = g_object_new (GST_TYPE_QA_BIN_MONITOR, "object",
-      G_TYPE_OBJECT, bin, NULL);
+      bin, NULL);
 
   if (GST_QA_MONITOR_GET_OBJECT (monitor) == NULL) {
     g_object_unref (monitor);
diff --git a/validate/gst/qa/gst-qa-element-monitor.c b/validate/gst/qa/gst-qa-element-monitor.c
index 3ccc2d4f28..4d9c745d26 100644
--- a/validate/gst/qa/gst-qa-element-monitor.c
+++ b/validate/gst/qa/gst-qa-element-monitor.c
@@ -90,9 +90,7 @@ gst_qa_element_monitor_new (GstElement * element)
 
   g_return_val_if_fail (element != NULL, NULL);
 
-  monitor =
-      g_object_new (GST_TYPE_QA_ELEMENT_MONITOR, "object",
-      G_TYPE_OBJECT, element, NULL);
+  monitor = g_object_new (GST_TYPE_QA_ELEMENT_MONITOR, "object", element, NULL);
 
   if (GST_QA_ELEMENT_MONITOR_GET_ELEMENT (monitor) == NULL) {
     g_object_unref (monitor);
diff --git a/validate/gst/qa/gst-qa-monitor.c b/validate/gst/qa/gst-qa-monitor.c
index 7ecdd4eec6..94c8658c66 100644
--- a/validate/gst/qa/gst-qa-monitor.c
+++ b/validate/gst/qa/gst-qa-monitor.c
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ gst_qa_monitor_class_init (GstQaMonitorClass * klass)
 
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_OBJECT,
       g_param_spec_object ("object", "Object", "The object to be monitored",
-          G_TYPE_OBJECT, G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY | G_PARAM_READABLE));
+          G_TYPE_OBJECT, G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY | G_PARAM_READWRITE));
 }
 
 static void
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ gst_qa_monitor_set_property (GObject * object, guint prop_id,
   switch (prop_id) {
     case PROP_OBJECT:
       g_assert (monitor->object == NULL);
-      monitor->object = g_value_get_object (value);
+      monitor->object = g_value_dup_object (value);
       gst_qa_monitor_setup (monitor);
       break;
     default:
diff --git a/validate/gst/qa/gst-qa-pad-monitor.c b/validate/gst/qa/gst-qa-pad-monitor.c
index 02f8b6a24a..1a95c39c86 100644
--- a/validate/gst/qa/gst-qa-pad-monitor.c
+++ b/validate/gst/qa/gst-qa-pad-monitor.c
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ GstQaPadMonitor *
 gst_qa_pad_monitor_new (GstPad * pad)
 {
   GstQaPadMonitor *monitor = g_object_new (GST_TYPE_QA_PAD_MONITOR,
-      "object", G_TYPE_OBJECT, pad, NULL);
+      "object", pad, NULL);
 
   if (GST_QA_PAD_MONITOR_GET_PAD (monitor) == NULL) {
     g_object_unref (monitor);