diff --git a/tests/misc/netclock-replay.c b/tests/misc/netclock-replay.c
index b7b741b3de..e405902223 100644
--- a/tests/misc/netclock-replay.c
+++ b/tests/misc/netclock-replay.c
@@ -48,6 +48,41 @@ static GOptionEntry entries[] = {
   {NULL,}
 };
 
+static gboolean
+parse_time_values (const gchar * line, GstClockTime * local_1,
+    GstClockTime * remote_1, GstClockTime * remote_2, GstClockTime * local_2)
+{
+  gchar **split;
+  gboolean ret = FALSE;
+
+  if (!line)
+    return FALSE;
+
+  split = g_strsplit (line, " ", -1);
+
+  if (g_strv_length (split) != 4)
+    goto out;
+
+  if (!g_ascii_string_to_unsigned (split[0], 10, 0, G_MAXUINT64, local_1, NULL))
+    goto out;
+
+  if (!g_ascii_string_to_unsigned (split[1], 10, 0, G_MAXUINT64, remote_1,
+          NULL))
+    goto out;
+
+  if (!g_ascii_string_to_unsigned (split[2], 10, 0, G_MAXUINT64, remote_2,
+          NULL))
+    goto out;
+
+  if (!g_ascii_string_to_unsigned (split[3], 10, 0, G_MAXUINT64, local_2, NULL))
+    goto out;
+
+  ret = TRUE;
+out:
+  g_strfreev (split);
+  return ret;
+}
+
 int
 main (int argc, char *argv[])
 {
@@ -92,12 +127,10 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
 
   while ((status = g_io_channel_read_line (channel, &line, NULL, NULL,
               &error)) == G_IO_STATUS_NORMAL) {
-    GstClockTime local_1, local_2, remote_1, remote_2;
+    GstClockTime local_1, remote_1, remote_2, local_2;
     GstMessage *message;
 
-    if (sscanf (line, "%" G_GUINT64_FORMAT " %" G_GUINT64_FORMAT " %"
-            G_GUINT64_FORMAT " %" G_GUINT64_FORMAT, &local_1, &remote_1,
-            &remote_2, &local_2) != 4) {
+    if (!parse_time_values (line, &local_1, &remote_1, &remote_2, &local_2)) {
       g_print ("Failed to get local/remote time values from: %s\n", line);
       goto done;
     }
diff --git a/tools/gst-stats.c b/tools/gst-stats.c
index ee14f32801..2f2f61df09 100644
--- a/tools/gst-stats.c
+++ b/tools/gst-stats.c
@@ -693,22 +693,22 @@ print_element_stats (gpointer value, gpointer user_data)
 
     printf ("  %-45s:", fullname);
     if (stats->recv_buffers)
-      printf (" buffers in/out %7u", stats->recv_buffers);
+      g_print (" buffers in/out %7u", stats->recv_buffers);
     else
-      printf (" buffers in/out %7s", "-");
+      g_print (" buffers in/out %7s", "-");
     if (stats->sent_buffers)
-      printf ("/%7u", stats->sent_buffers);
+      g_print ("/%7u", stats->sent_buffers);
     else
-      printf ("/%7s", "-");
+      g_print ("/%7s", "-");
     if (stats->recv_bytes)
-      printf (" bytes in/out %12" G_GUINT64_FORMAT, stats->recv_bytes);
+      g_print (" bytes in/out %12" G_GUINT64_FORMAT, stats->recv_bytes);
     else
-      printf (" bytes in/out %12s", "-");
+      g_print (" bytes in/out %12s", "-");
     if (stats->sent_bytes)
-      printf ("/%12" G_GUINT64_FORMAT, stats->sent_bytes);
+      g_print ("/%12" G_GUINT64_FORMAT, stats->sent_bytes);
     else
       printf ("/%12s", "-");
-    printf (" first activity %" GST_TIME_FORMAT ", "
+    g_print (" first activity %" GST_TIME_FORMAT ", "
         " ev/msg/qry sent %5u/%5u/%5u\n", GST_TIME_ARGS (stats->first_ts),
         stats->num_events, stats->num_messages, stats->num_queries);
   }
@@ -912,21 +912,21 @@ print_stats (void)
   guint num_threads = g_hash_table_size (threads);
 
   /* print overall stats */
-  puts ("\nOverall Statistics:");
-  printf ("Number of Threads: %u\n", num_threads);
-  printf ("Number of Elements: %u\n", num_elements - num_bins);
-  printf ("Number of Bins: %u\n", num_bins);
-  printf ("Number of Pads: %u\n", num_pads - num_ghostpads);
-  printf ("Number of GhostPads: %u\n", num_ghostpads);
-  printf ("Number of Buffers passed: %" G_GUINT64_FORMAT "\n", num_buffers);
-  printf ("Number of Events sent: %" G_GUINT64_FORMAT "\n", num_events);
-  printf ("Number of Message sent: %" G_GUINT64_FORMAT "\n", num_messages);
-  printf ("Number of Queries sent: %" G_GUINT64_FORMAT "\n", num_queries);
-  printf ("Time: %" GST_TIME_FORMAT "\n", GST_TIME_ARGS (last_ts));
+  g_print ("\nOverall Statistics:\n");
+  g_print ("Number of Threads: %u\n", num_threads);
+  g_print ("Number of Elements: %u\n", num_elements - num_bins);
+  g_print ("Number of Bins: %u\n", num_bins);
+  g_print ("Number of Pads: %u\n", num_pads - num_ghostpads);
+  g_print ("Number of GhostPads: %u\n", num_ghostpads);
+  g_print ("Number of Buffers passed: %" G_GUINT64_FORMAT "\n", num_buffers);
+  g_print ("Number of Events sent: %" G_GUINT64_FORMAT "\n", num_events);
+  g_print ("Number of Message sent: %" G_GUINT64_FORMAT "\n", num_messages);
+  g_print ("Number of Queries sent: %" G_GUINT64_FORMAT "\n", num_queries);
+  g_print ("Time: %" GST_TIME_FORMAT "\n", GST_TIME_ARGS (last_ts));
   if (have_cpuload) {
-    printf ("Avg CPU load: %4.1f %%\n", (gfloat) total_cpuload / 10.0);
+    g_print ("Avg CPU load: %4.1f %%\n", (gfloat) total_cpuload / 10.0);
   }
-  puts ("");
+  g_print ("\n");
 
   /* thread stats */
   if (num_threads) {