diff --git a/renderers/video_renderer_gstreamer.c b/renderers/video_renderer_gstreamer.c
index 455b65c..81db257 100644
--- a/renderers/video_renderer_gstreamer.c
+++ b/renderers/video_renderer_gstreamer.c
@@ -144,7 +144,9 @@ void  video_renderer_init(logger_t *render_logger, const char *server_name, vide
     gst_element_set_state (renderer->pipeline, GST_STATE_READY);
     GstState state;
     if (gst_element_get_state (renderer->pipeline, &state, NULL, 0)) {
-        if (state != GST_STATE_READY) {
+        if (state == GST_STATE_READY) {
+            logger_log(logger, LOGGER_DEBUG, "Initialized GStreamer video renderer");
+        } else {
             logger_log(logger, LOGGER_ERR, "Failed to initialize GStreamer video renderer");
         }
     } else {