diff --git a/renderers/video_renderer_gstreamer.c b/renderers/video_renderer_gstreamer.c
index f4ba019..455b65c 100644
--- a/renderers/video_renderer_gstreamer.c
+++ b/renderers/video_renderer_gstreamer.c
@@ -141,6 +141,15 @@ void  video_renderer_init(logger_t *render_logger, const char *server_name, vide
         get_X11_Display(renderer->gst_window);
     }
 #endif
+    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) {
+            logger_log(logger, LOGGER_ERR, "Failed to initialize GStreamer video renderer");
+        }
+    } else {
+        logger_log(logger, LOGGER_ERR, "Failed to initialize GStreamer video renderer");
+    }
 }
 
 void video_renderer_start() {