diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/ext/webrtc/gstwebrtcbin.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/ext/webrtc/gstwebrtcbin.c
index 5a073e8bba..d781204fe7 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/ext/webrtc/gstwebrtcbin.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/ext/webrtc/gstwebrtcbin.c
@@ -6518,19 +6518,27 @@ _create_and_associate_transceivers_from_sdp (GstWebRTCBin * webrtc,
           if (trans_caps) {
             GstCaps *offer_caps = _rtp_caps_from_media (media);
             GstCaps *caps = gst_caps_intersect (offer_caps, trans_caps);
-            gst_caps_unref (offer_caps);
-            gst_caps_unref (trans_caps);
             if (caps) {
               if (!gst_caps_is_empty (caps)) {
                 GST_LOG_OBJECT (webrtc,
                     "found compatible transceiver %" GST_PTR_FORMAT
                     " for offer media %u", trans, i);
                 gst_caps_unref (caps);
+                gst_caps_unref (offer_caps);
+                gst_caps_unref (trans_caps);
                 break;
+              } else {
+                GST_LOG_OBJECT (webrtc,
+                    "tried but failed to intersect caps from"
+                    " offer for m-line %d (%" GST_PTR_FORMAT
+                    ") with caps from codec preferences and transceiver %"
+                    GST_PTR_FORMAT, i, offer_caps, trans_caps);
               }
               gst_caps_unref (caps);
               caps = NULL;
             }
+            gst_caps_unref (offer_caps);
+            gst_caps_unref (trans_caps);
           }
           trans = NULL;
         }