diff --git a/gst/videoscale/gstvideoscale.c b/gst/videoscale/gstvideoscale.c
index 289da9f114..ed42263686 100644
--- a/gst/videoscale/gstvideoscale.c
+++ b/gst/videoscale/gstvideoscale.c
@@ -241,12 +241,14 @@ gst_videoscale_src_link (GstPad *pad, GstCaps *caps)
     return GST_PAD_LINK_DELAYED;
   }
 
+  gst_caps_debug(caps,"ack");
+
   videoscale->format = videoscale_find_by_caps (caps);
+  g_return_val_if_fail(videoscale->format, GST_PAD_LINK_REFUSED);
+
   gst_caps_get_int (caps, "width", &videoscale->to_width);
   gst_caps_get_int (caps, "height", &videoscale->to_height);
 
-  gst_videoscale_setup(videoscale);
-
   GST_DEBUG ("width %d height %d",videoscale->to_width,videoscale->to_height);
 
   peercaps = gst_caps_copy(caps);
@@ -283,12 +285,14 @@ gst_videoscale_sink_link (GstPad *pad, GstCaps *caps)
     return GST_PAD_LINK_DELAYED;
   }
 
+
   videoscale->format = videoscale_find_by_caps (caps);
+  gst_caps_debug(caps,"ack");
+  g_return_val_if_fail(videoscale->format, GST_PAD_LINK_REFUSED);
+
   gst_caps_get_int (caps, "width", &videoscale->from_width);
   gst_caps_get_int (caps, "height", &videoscale->from_height);
 
-  gst_videoscale_setup(videoscale);
-
   peercaps = gst_caps_copy(caps);
 
   if(videoscale->force_size){