diff --git a/validate/tools/launcher/apps/ges-launch.py b/validate/tools/launcher/apps/ges-launch.py
index 0e87e5d0bf..45f5c36d67 100644
--- a/validate/tools/launcher/apps/ges-launch.py
+++ b/validate/tools/launcher/apps/ges-launch.py
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ class GESPlaybackTest(GESTest):
                                       project_uri, scenario=scenario)
 
     def get_current_value(self):
-        return utils.get_current_position(self)
+        return self.get_current_position()
 
 
 class GESRenderTest(GESTest):
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ class GESRenderTest(GESTest):
                 GstValidateTest.check_results(self)
 
     def get_current_value(self):
-        return utils.get_current_size(self)
+        return self.get_current_size()
 
 
 class GESTestsManager(TestsManager):
diff --git a/validate/tools/launcher/apps/gst-validate.py b/validate/tools/launcher/apps/gst-validate.py
index 78989b3cfc..3bb9b11a34 100644
--- a/validate/tools/launcher/apps/gst-validate.py
+++ b/validate/tools/launcher/apps/gst-validate.py
@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@ from loggable import Loggable
 
 from baseclasses import GstValidateTest, TestsManager, Test, Scenario, NamedDic
 from utils import MediaFormatCombination, get_profile,\
-    path2url, get_current_position, get_current_size, \
-    DEFAULT_TIMEOUT, which, GST_SECOND, Result, \
+    path2url, DEFAULT_TIMEOUT, which, GST_SECOND, Result, \
     compare_rendered_with_original
 
 
@@ -97,7 +96,7 @@ class GstValidateLaunchTest(GstValidateTest):
         self.add_arguments(self.pipeline_desc)
 
     def get_current_value(self):
-        return get_current_position(self)
+        return self.get_current_position()
 
 
 class GstValidateMediaCheckTest(Test):
@@ -158,7 +157,7 @@ class GstValidateTranscodingTest(GstValidateTest):
         self.add_arguments(self.uri, self.dest_file)
 
     def get_current_value(self):
-        return get_current_size(self)
+        return self.get_current_size()
 
     def check_results(self):
         if self.process.returncode == 0:
diff --git a/validate/tools/launcher/baseclasses.py b/validate/tools/launcher/baseclasses.py
index 6bc218204c..48fd04058f 100644
--- a/validate/tools/launcher/baseclasses.py
+++ b/validate/tools/launcher/baseclasses.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import os
 import re
 import time
 import utils
+import urlparse
 import subprocess
 import reporters
 from loggable import Loggable
@@ -202,11 +203,15 @@ class GstValidateTest(Test):
 
     def __init__(self, application_name, classname,
                  options, reporter, timeout=DEFAULT_TIMEOUT,
-                 scenario=None, hard_timeout=None):
+                 scenario=None, hard_timeout=None, max_outside_segment=5):
 
         super(GstValidateTest, self).__init__(application_name, classname, options,
                                               reporter, timeout=timeout, hard_timeout=hard_timeout)
 
+        # defines how much the process can be outside of the configured
+        # segment / seek
+        self.max_outside_segment = max_outside_segment
+
         if scenario is None or scenario.name.lower() == "none":
             self.scenario = None
         else:
@@ -256,6 +261,96 @@ class GstValidateTest(Test):
                                 self.process.returncode,
                                 self.get_validate_criticals_errors()
                                 ))
+    def _parse_position(self, p):
+        self.log("Parsing %s" % p)
+
+        start_stop = p.replace("<position: ", '').replace("/>", "").split(" duration: ")
+
+        if len(start_stop) < 2:
+            self.warning("Got a unparsable value: %s" % p)
+            return 0, 0
+
+        if "speed:"in start_stop[1]:
+            start_stop[1] = start_stop[1].split("speed:")[0].rstrip().lstrip()
+
+        return utils.parse_gsttimeargs(start_stop[0]), utils.parse_gsttimeargs(start_stop[1])
+
+
+    def _parse_buffering(self, b):
+        return b.split("buffering... ")[1].split("%")[0], 100
+
+
+    def _get_position(self):
+        position = duration = -1
+
+        self.debug("Getting position")
+        self.reporter.out.seek(0)
+        m = None
+        for l in reversed(self.reporter.out.readlines()):
+            l = l.lower()
+            if "<position:" in l or "buffering" in l:
+                m = l
+                break
+
+        if m is None:
+            self.debug("Could not fine any positionning info")
+            return position, duration
+
+        for j in m.split("\r"):
+            j = j.lstrip().rstrip()
+            if j.startswith("<position:") and j.endswith("/>"):
+                position, duration = self._parse_position(j)
+            elif j.startswith("buffering") and j.endswith("%"):
+                position, duration = self._parse_buffering(j)
+            else:
+                self.debug("No info in %s" % j)
+
+        return position, duration
+
+    def _get_last_seek_values(self):
+        m = None
+        rate = start = stop = None
+
+        for l in reversed(self.reporter.out.readlines()):
+            l = l.lower()
+            if "seeking to: " in l:
+                m = l
+                break
+
+        if m is None:
+            self.debug("Could not fine any seeking info")
+            return start, stop, rate
+
+        tmp = m.split("seeking to: ")[1].split(" stop: ")
+        start = tmp[0]
+        stop_rate = tmp[1].split("  Rate")
+
+        return utils.parse_gsttimeargs(start), \
+            utils.parse_gsttimeargs(stop_rate[0]), float(stop_rate[1].replace(":",""))
+
+    def get_current_position(self):
+        position, duration = self._get_position()
+
+        start, stop, rate = self._get_last_seek_values()
+        if start and not (start - self.max_outside_segment * GST_SECOND < position < stop +
+                          self.max_outside_segment):
+            self.set_result(Result.FAILED,
+                            "Position not in expected 'segment' (with %d second tolerance)"
+                            "seek.start %d < position %d < seek.stop %d is FALSE"
+                            % (self.max_outside_segment,
+                               start - self.max_outside_segment, position,
+                               stop + self.max_outside_segment)
+                            )
+
+        return position
+
+
+    def get_current_size(self):
+        position = self.get_current_position()
+
+        size = os.stat(urlparse.urlparse(self.dest_file).path).st_size
+        self.debug("Size: %s" % size)
+        return size
 
 
 class TestsManager(Loggable):
diff --git a/validate/tools/launcher/utils.py b/validate/tools/launcher/utils.py
index 5a4ea43c95..a0067d2529 100644
--- a/validate/tools/launcher/utils.py
+++ b/validate/tools/launcher/utils.py
@@ -193,81 +193,16 @@ def get_profile(combination):
 ##################################################
 #  Some utilities to parse gst-validate output   #
 ##################################################
-
-
-def _parse_position(p):
-    def parse_gsttimeargs(time):
-        return int(time.split(":")[0]) * 3600 + int(time.split(":")[1]) * 60 + int(time.split(":")[2].split(".")[0]) * 60
-    start_stop = p.replace("<position: ", '').replace("/>", "").split(" duration: ")
-
-    if len(start_stop) < 2:
-        loggable.warning("utils", "Got a unparsable value: %s" % p)
-        return 0, 0
-
-    if " speed:  "in start_stop[1]:
-        start_stop[1] = start_stop[1].split("speed: ")[0]
-
-    return parse_gsttimeargs(start_stop[0]), parse_gsttimeargs(start_stop[1])
-
-
-def _parse_buffering(b):
-    return b.split("buffering... ")[1].split("%")[0], 100
-
-
-def _get_position(test):
-    position = duration = -1
-
-    test.reporter.out.seek(0)
-    m = None
-    for l in reversed(test.reporter.out.readlines()):
-        l = l.lower()
-        if "<position:" in l or "buffering" in l:
-            m = l
-            break
-
-    if m is None:
-        loggable.debug("utils", "Could not fine any positionning info")
-        return position, duration
-
-    for j in m.split("\r"):
-        if j.startswith("<position:") and j.endswith("/>"):
-            position, duration = _parse_position(j)
-        elif j.startswith("buffering") and j.endswith("%"):
-            position, duration = _parse_buffering(j)
-
-    return position, duration
-
-
-def get_current_position(test, max_passed_stop=0.5):
-    position, duration = _get_position(test)
-
-    if position > duration + max_passed_stop:
-        loggable.warning("utils", "Position > duration -> Returning -1")
-        return -1
-
-    return position
-
-
-def get_current_size(test):
-    position = get_current_position(test)
-
-    if position is -1:
-        return -1
-
-    size = os.stat(urlparse.urlparse(test.dest_file).path).st_size
-    loggable.debug("utils", "Size: %s" % size)
-    return size
-
+def parse_gsttimeargs(time):
+    stime = time.split(":")
+    sns = stime[2].split(".")
+    stime[2] = sns[0]
+    stime.append(sns[1])
+    return long((int(stime[0]) * 3600 + int(stime[1]) * 60 + int(stime[2]) * 60) * GST_SECOND +  int(stime[3]))
 
 def get_duration(media_file):
-    duration = 0
 
-    def parse_gsttimeargs(time):
-        stime = time.split(":")
-        sns = stime[2].split(".")
-        stime[2] = sns[0]
-        stime.append(sns[1])
-        return (int(stime[0]) * 3600 + int(stime[1]) * 60 + int(stime[2]) * 60) * GST_SECOND +  int(stime[3])
+    duration = 0
     try:
         res = subprocess.check_output([DISCOVERER_COMMAND, media_file])
     except subprocess.CalledProcessError: