diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 076aeed97781fa62512f1358bb53aa84765fca7f..3ad34fdc13f21445204ec06fb0f650fab4316f82 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -139,13 +139,15 @@ webrtc_client_connected_cb (MssHttpServer *server, MssClientId client_id,
   gchar *name;
   GstElement *webrtcbin;
   GstCaps *caps;
+  GstStateChangeReturn ret;
 
   name = g_strdup_printf ("webrtcbin_%p", client_id);
 
   webrtcbin = gst_element_factory_make ("webrtcbin", name);
   g_object_set_data (G_OBJECT (webrtcbin), "client_id", client_id);
   gst_bin_add (pipeline, webrtcbin);
-  gst_element_sync_state_with_parent (webrtcbin);
+  ret = gst_element_set_state (webrtcbin, GST_STATE_PLAYING);
+  g_assert (ret != GST_STATE_CHANGE_FAILURE);
 
   g_signal_connect (webrtcbin, "on-ice-candidate",
       G_CALLBACK (webrtc_on_ice_candidate_cb), NULL);
@@ -245,6 +247,7 @@ int main (int argc, char *argv[])
   GstElement *pipeline;
   GError *error = NULL;
   GstBus *bus;
+  GstStateChangeReturn ret;
 
   option_context = g_option_context_new (NULL);
   g_option_context_add_main_entries (option_context, options, NULL);
@@ -301,7 +304,8 @@ int main (int argc, char *argv[])
       srt_uri,
       rist_addresses);
 
-  gst_element_set_state (pipeline, GST_STATE_PLAYING);
+  ret = gst_element_set_state (pipeline, GST_STATE_PLAYING);
+  g_assert (ret != GST_STATE_CHANGE_FAILURE);
 
   g_signal_connect (http_server, "ws-client-connected",
       G_CALLBACK (webrtc_client_connected_cb), pipeline);