diff --git a/examples/src/bin/appsink.rs b/examples/src/bin/appsink.rs
index f6f6d7f41..2f7e5ee6a 100644
--- a/examples/src/bin/appsink.rs
+++ b/examples/src/bin/appsink.rs
@@ -140,7 +140,9 @@ fn main_loop(pipeline: gst::Pipeline) -> Result<(), Error> {
             MessageView::Error(err) => {
                 pipeline.set_state(gst::State::Null).into_result()?;
                 Err(ErrorMessage {
-                    src: msg.get_src().get_path_string(),
+                    src: msg.get_src()
+                        .map(|s| s.get_path_string())
+                        .unwrap_or(String::from("None")),
                     error: err.get_error().description().into(),
                     debug: err.get_debug(),
                     cause: err.get_error(),
diff --git a/examples/src/bin/appsrc.rs b/examples/src/bin/appsrc.rs
index c95978a3a..ee4747aee 100644
--- a/examples/src/bin/appsrc.rs
+++ b/examples/src/bin/appsrc.rs
@@ -111,7 +111,9 @@ fn main_loop(pipeline: gst::Pipeline, appsrc: gst_app::AppSrc) -> Result<(), Err
             MessageView::Error(err) => {
                 pipeline.set_state(gst::State::Null).into_result()?;
                 Err(ErrorMessage {
-                    src: msg.get_src().get_path_string(),
+                    src: msg.get_src()
+                        .map(|s| s.get_path_string())
+                        .unwrap_or(String::from("None")),
                     error: err.get_error().description().into(),
                     debug: err.get_debug(),
                     cause: err.get_error(),
diff --git a/examples/src/bin/decodebin.rs b/examples/src/bin/decodebin.rs
index 3525e898d..8cc77fc12 100644
--- a/examples/src/bin/decodebin.rs
+++ b/examples/src/bin/decodebin.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ extern crate glib;
 
 use std::env;
 use std::error::Error as StdError;
+#[cfg(feature = "v1_10")]
 use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
 
 extern crate failure;
@@ -137,7 +138,12 @@ fn example_main() -> Result<(), Error> {
             );
 
             #[cfg(not(feature = "v1_10"))]
-            gst_element_error!(dbin, gst::LibraryError::Failed, ("Failed to insert sink"));
+            gst_element_error!(
+                dbin,
+                gst::LibraryError::Failed,
+                ("Failed to insert sink"),
+                ["{}", err]
+            );
         }
     });
 
@@ -169,7 +175,9 @@ fn example_main() -> Result<(), Error> {
                             .expect("error-details message without actual error"),
                         _ => Err(
                             ErrorMessage {
-                                src: msg.get_src().get_path_string(),
+                                src: msg.get_src()
+                                    .map(|s| s.get_path_string())
+                                    .unwrap_or(String::from("None")),
                                 error: err.get_error().description().into(),
                                 debug: err.get_debug(),
                                 cause: err.get_error(),
@@ -180,7 +188,9 @@ fn example_main() -> Result<(), Error> {
                 #[cfg(not(feature = "v1_10"))]
                 {
                     Err(ErrorMessage {
-                        src: msg.get_src().get_path_string(),
+                        src: msg.get_src()
+                            .map(|s| s.get_path_string())
+                            .unwrap_or(String::from("None")),
                         error: err.get_error().description().into(),
                         debug: err.get_debug(),
                         cause: err.get_error(),
@@ -190,8 +200,8 @@ fn example_main() -> Result<(), Error> {
             }
             MessageView::StateChanged(s) => {
                 println!(
-                    "State changed from {}: {:?} -> {:?} ({:?})",
-                    msg.get_src().get_path_string(),
+                    "State changed from {:?}: {:?} -> {:?} ({:?})",
+                    msg.get_src().map(|s| s.get_path_string()),
                     s.get_old(),
                     s.get_current(),
                     s.get_pending()
diff --git a/examples/src/bin/events.rs b/examples/src/bin/events.rs
index 584e051b9..9dcd2eff6 100644
--- a/examples/src/bin/events.rs
+++ b/examples/src/bin/events.rs
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ fn example_main() {
             }
             MessageView::Error(err) => {
                 println!(
-                    "Error from {}: {} ({:?})",
-                    msg.get_src().get_path_string(),
+                    "Error from {:?}: {} ({:?})",
+                    msg.get_src().map(|s| s.get_path_string()),
                     err.get_error(),
                     err.get_debug()
                 );
diff --git a/examples/src/bin/gtksink.rs b/examples/src/bin/gtksink.rs
index c277d04ba..b1af1fd75 100644
--- a/examples/src/bin/gtksink.rs
+++ b/examples/src/bin/gtksink.rs
@@ -92,8 +92,8 @@ fn create_ui(app: &gtk::Application) {
             MessageView::Eos(..) => gtk::main_quit(),
             MessageView::Error(err) => {
                 println!(
-                    "Error from {}: {} ({:?})",
-                    msg.get_src().get_path_string(),
+                    "Error from {:?}: {} ({:?})",
+                    msg.get_src().map(|s| s.get_path_string()),
                     err.get_error(),
                     err.get_debug()
                 );
diff --git a/examples/src/bin/gtkvideooverlay.rs b/examples/src/bin/gtkvideooverlay.rs
index aa136b4b9..593757bf9 100644
--- a/examples/src/bin/gtkvideooverlay.rs
+++ b/examples/src/bin/gtkvideooverlay.rs
@@ -162,8 +162,8 @@ fn create_ui(app: &gtk::Application) {
             MessageView::Eos(..) => gtk::main_quit(),
             MessageView::Error(err) => {
                 println!(
-                    "Error from {}: {} ({:?})",
-                    msg.get_src().get_path_string(),
+                    "Error from {:?}: {} ({:?})",
+                    msg.get_src().map(|s| s.get_path_string()),
                     err.get_error(),
                     err.get_debug()
                 );
diff --git a/examples/src/bin/launch.rs b/examples/src/bin/launch.rs
index 1b6a4dce7..cb54b64ba 100644
--- a/examples/src/bin/launch.rs
+++ b/examples/src/bin/launch.rs
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ fn example_main() {
             MessageView::Eos(..) => break,
             MessageView::Error(err) => {
                 println!(
-                    "Error from {}: {} ({:?})",
-                    msg.get_src().get_path_string(),
+                    "Error from {:?}: {} ({:?})",
+                    msg.get_src().map(|s| s.get_path_string()),
                     err.get_error(),
                     err.get_debug()
                 );
diff --git a/examples/src/bin/launch_glib_main.rs b/examples/src/bin/launch_glib_main.rs
index cf6f5db5d..0e429d076 100644
--- a/examples/src/bin/launch_glib_main.rs
+++ b/examples/src/bin/launch_glib_main.rs
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ fn example_main() {
             MessageView::Eos(..) => main_loop.quit(),
             MessageView::Error(err) => {
                 println!(
-                    "Error from {}: {} ({:?})",
-                    msg.get_src().get_path_string(),
+                    "Error from {:?}: {} ({:?})",
+                    msg.get_src().map(|s| s.get_path_string()),
                     err.get_error(),
                     err.get_debug()
                 );
diff --git a/examples/src/bin/pad_probes.rs b/examples/src/bin/pad_probes.rs
index 927488b0b..adb010600 100644
--- a/examples/src/bin/pad_probes.rs
+++ b/examples/src/bin/pad_probes.rs
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ fn example_main() {
             MessageView::Eos(..) => break,
             MessageView::Error(err) => {
                 println!(
-                    "Error from {}: {} ({:?})",
-                    msg.get_src().get_path_string(),
+                    "Error from {:?}: {} ({:?})",
+                    msg.get_src().map(|s| s.get_path_string()),
                     err.get_error(),
                     err.get_debug()
                 );
diff --git a/examples/src/bin/playbin.rs b/examples/src/bin/playbin.rs
index 4be959652..b671b7c98 100644
--- a/examples/src/bin/playbin.rs
+++ b/examples/src/bin/playbin.rs
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ fn example_main() {
             MessageView::Eos(..) => break,
             MessageView::Error(err) => {
                 println!(
-                    "Error from {}: {} ({:?})",
-                    msg.get_src().get_path_string(),
+                    "Error from {:?}: {} ({:?})",
+                    msg.get_src().map(|s| s.get_path_string()),
                     err.get_error(),
                     err.get_debug()
                 );
diff --git a/examples/src/bin/queries.rs b/examples/src/bin/queries.rs
index 2bb02e695..22ad377cb 100644
--- a/examples/src/bin/queries.rs
+++ b/examples/src/bin/queries.rs
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ fn example_main() {
             MessageView::Eos(..) => main_loop.quit(),
             MessageView::Error(err) => {
                 println!(
-                    "Error from {}: {} ({:?})",
-                    msg.get_src().get_path_string(),
+                    "Error from {:?}: {} ({:?})",
+                    msg.get_src().map(|s| s.get_path_string()),
                     err.get_error(),
                     err.get_debug()
                 );
diff --git a/examples/src/bin/toc.rs b/examples/src/bin/toc.rs
index 18bbb8d3f..597e9728d 100644
--- a/examples/src/bin/toc.rs
+++ b/examples/src/bin/toc.rs
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ fn example_main() {
             MessageView::Eos(_) | MessageView::AsyncDone(_) => break,
             MessageView::Error(err) => {
                 println!(
-                    "Error from {}: {} ({:?})",
-                    msg.get_src().get_path_string(),
+                    "Error from {:?}: {} ({:?})",
+                    msg.get_src().map(|s| s.get_path_string()),
                     err.get_error(),
                     err.get_debug()
                 );
diff --git a/examples/src/bin/tokio.rs b/examples/src/bin/tokio.rs
index 36f570803..557562303 100644
--- a/examples/src/bin/tokio.rs
+++ b/examples/src/bin/tokio.rs
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ fn example_main() {
             MessageView::Eos(..) => true,
             MessageView::Error(err) => {
                 println!(
-                    "Error from {}: {} ({:?})",
-                    msg.get_src().get_path_string(),
+                    "Error from {:?}: {} ({:?})",
+                    msg.get_src().map(|s| s.get_path_string()),
                     err.get_error(),
                     err.get_debug()
                 );
diff --git a/tutorials/src/bin/basic-tutorial-1.rs b/tutorials/src/bin/basic-tutorial-1.rs
index 62980de86..0de814a77 100644
--- a/tutorials/src/bin/basic-tutorial-1.rs
+++ b/tutorials/src/bin/basic-tutorial-1.rs
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ fn tutorial_main() {
             MessageView::Eos(..) => break,
             MessageView::Error(err) => {
                 println!(
-                    "Error from {}: {} ({:?})",
-                    msg.get_src().get_path_string(),
+                    "Error from {:?}: {} ({:?})",
+                    msg.get_src().map(|s| s.get_path_string()),
                     err.get_error(),
                     err.get_debug()
                 );
diff --git a/tutorials/src/bin/basic-tutorial-2.rs b/tutorials/src/bin/basic-tutorial-2.rs
index 8a0ac9b06..f5c016c02 100644
--- a/tutorials/src/bin/basic-tutorial-2.rs
+++ b/tutorials/src/bin/basic-tutorial-2.rs
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ fn tutorial_main() {
         match msg.view() {
             MessageView::Error(err) => {
                 eprintln!(
-                    "Error received from element {}: {}",
-                    msg.get_src().get_path_string(),
+                    "Error received from element {:?}: {}",
+                    msg.get_src().map(|s| s.get_path_string()),
                     err.get_error()
                 );
                 eprintln!("Debugging information: {:?}", err.get_debug());
diff --git a/tutorials/src/bin/basic-tutorial-3.rs b/tutorials/src/bin/basic-tutorial-3.rs
index aad8ab823..36991defa 100644
--- a/tutorials/src/bin/basic-tutorial-3.rs
+++ b/tutorials/src/bin/basic-tutorial-3.rs
@@ -92,20 +92,22 @@ fn tutorial_main() {
         match msg.view() {
             MessageView::Error(err) => {
                 eprintln!(
-                    "Error received from element {}: {}",
-                    msg.get_src().get_path_string(),
+                    "Error received from element {:?} {}",
+                    msg.get_src().map(|s| s.get_path_string()),
                     err.get_error()
                 );
                 eprintln!("Debugging information: {:?}", err.get_debug());
                 break;
             }
-            MessageView::StateChanged(s) => if msg.get_src() == pipeline {
-                println!(
-                    "Pipeline state changed from {:?} to {:?}",
-                    s.get_old(),
-                    s.get_current()
-                );
-            },
+            MessageView::StateChanged(s) => {
+                if msg.get_src().map(|s| s == pipeline).unwrap_or(false) {
+                    println!(
+                        "Pipeline state changed from {:?} to {:?}",
+                        s.get_old(),
+                        s.get_current()
+                    );
+                }
+            }
             MessageView::Eos(..) => break,
             _ => (),
         }
diff --git a/tutorials/src/bin/basic-tutorial-4.rs b/tutorials/src/bin/basic-tutorial-4.rs
index 64e4470a9..39a71482f 100644
--- a/tutorials/src/bin/basic-tutorial-4.rs
+++ b/tutorials/src/bin/basic-tutorial-4.rs
@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@ fn handle_message(custom_data: &mut CustomData, msg: &gst::GstRc<gst::MessageRef
     match msg.view() {
         MessageView::Error(err) => {
             println!(
-                "Error received from element {}: {} ({:?})",
-                msg.get_src().get_path_string(),
+                "Error received from element {:?}: {} ({:?})",
+                msg.get_src().map(|s| s.get_path_string()),
                 err.get_error(),
                 err.get_debug()
             );
@@ -116,7 +116,10 @@ fn handle_message(custom_data: &mut CustomData, msg: &gst::GstRc<gst::MessageRef
             // The duration has changed, mark the current one as invalid
             custom_data.duration = gst::CLOCK_TIME_NONE;
         }
-        MessageView::StateChanged(state) => if msg.get_src() == custom_data.playbin {
+        MessageView::StateChanged(state) => if msg.get_src()
+            .map(|s| s == custom_data.playbin)
+            .unwrap_or(false)
+        {
             let new_state = state.get_current();
             let old_state = state.get_old();
 
diff --git a/tutorials/src/bin/basic-tutorial-5.rs b/tutorials/src/bin/basic-tutorial-5.rs
index 4cc45083c..42ef7d181 100644
--- a/tutorials/src/bin/basic-tutorial-5.rs
+++ b/tutorials/src/bin/basic-tutorial-5.rs
@@ -337,17 +337,19 @@ mod tutorial5 {
                 // This is called when an error message is posted on the bus
                 gst::MessageView::Error(err) => {
                     println!(
-                        "Error from {}: {} ({:?})",
-                        msg.get_src().get_path_string(),
+                        "Error from {:?}: {} ({:?})",
+                        msg.get_src().map(|s| s.get_path_string()),
                         err.get_error(),
                         err.get_debug()
                     );
                 }
                 // This is called when the pipeline changes states. We use it to
                 // keep track of the current state.
-                gst::MessageView::StateChanged(view) => if msg.get_src() == pipeline {
-                    println!("State set to {:?}", view.get_current());
-                },
+                gst::MessageView::StateChanged(view) => {
+                    if msg.get_src().map(|s| s == pipeline).unwrap_or(false) {
+                        println!("State set to {:?}", view.get_current());
+                    }
+                }
                 _ => (),
             }
         });
diff --git a/tutorials/src/bin/basic-tutorial-6.rs b/tutorials/src/bin/basic-tutorial-6.rs
index b3ddd1140..b6351aee7 100644
--- a/tutorials/src/bin/basic-tutorial-6.rs
+++ b/tutorials/src/bin/basic-tutorial-6.rs
@@ -125,8 +125,8 @@ fn tutorial_main() {
         match msg.view() {
             MessageView::Error(err) => {
                 println!(
-                    "Error received from element {}: {} ({:?})",
-                    msg.get_src().get_path_string(),
+                    "Error received from element {:?}: {} ({:?})",
+                    msg.get_src().map(|s| s.get_path_string()),
                     err.get_error(),
                     err.get_debug()
                 );
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ fn tutorial_main() {
             }
             MessageView::StateChanged(state) =>
                 // We are only interested in state-changed messages from the pipeline
-                if msg.get_src() == pipeline {
+                if msg.get_src().map(|s| s == pipeline).unwrap_or(false) {
                     let new_state = state.get_current();
                     let old_state = state.get_old();
 
diff --git a/tutorials/src/bin/basic-tutorial-7.rs b/tutorials/src/bin/basic-tutorial-7.rs
index 0ba3445e5..bf9d1cc96 100644
--- a/tutorials/src/bin/basic-tutorial-7.rs
+++ b/tutorials/src/bin/basic-tutorial-7.rs
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ fn tutorial_main() {
         match msg.view() {
             MessageView::Error(err) => {
                 eprintln!(
-                    "Error received from element {}: {}",
-                    msg.get_src().get_path_string(),
+                    "Error received from element {:?}: {}",
+                    msg.get_src().map(|s| s.get_path_string()),
                     err.get_error()
                 );
                 eprintln!("Debugging information: {:?}", err.get_debug());