diff --git a/libs/gst/base/gstbaseparse.c b/libs/gst/base/gstbaseparse.c
index e0158ce119..8772aad1cc 100644
--- a/libs/gst/base/gstbaseparse.c
+++ b/libs/gst/base/gstbaseparse.c
@@ -1925,9 +1925,10 @@ gst_base_parse_push_frame (GstBaseParse * parse, GstBaseParseFrame * frame)
     ret = GST_FLOW_OK;
   } else if (ret == GST_FLOW_OK) {
     if (parse->segment.rate > 0.0) {
-      ret = gst_pad_push (parse->srcpad, buffer);
-      GST_LOG_OBJECT (parse, "frame (%d bytes) pushed: %s",
+      GST_LOG_OBJECT (parse, "pushing frame (%d bytes) now..",
           GST_BUFFER_SIZE (buffer), gst_flow_get_name (ret));
+      ret = gst_pad_push (parse->srcpad, buffer);
+      GST_LOG_OBJECT (parse, "frame pushed, flow %s", gst_flow_get_name (ret));
     } else {
       GST_LOG_OBJECT (parse, "frame (%d bytes) queued for now",
           GST_BUFFER_SIZE (buffer));
@@ -1936,9 +1937,9 @@ gst_base_parse_push_frame (GstBaseParse * parse, GstBaseParseFrame * frame)
       ret = GST_FLOW_OK;
     }
   } else {
-    gst_buffer_unref (buffer);
     GST_LOG_OBJECT (parse, "frame (%d bytes) not pushed: %s",
         GST_BUFFER_SIZE (buffer), gst_flow_get_name (ret));
+    gst_buffer_unref (buffer);
     /* if we are not sufficiently in control, let upstream decide on EOS */
     if (ret == GST_FLOW_UNEXPECTED &&
         (parse->priv->passthrough ||