diff --git a/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-report.c b/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-report.c
index 15b88e16ec..02a45cfd07 100644
--- a/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-report.c
+++ b/validate/gst/validate/gst-validate-report.c
@@ -705,7 +705,7 @@ gst_validate_printf_valist (gpointer source, const gchar * format, va_list args)
       if (_action_check_and_set_printed (action))
         goto out;
 
-      g_string_printf (string, "Executing ");
+      g_string_assign (string, "Executing ");
 
     } else if (*(GType *) source == GST_TYPE_VALIDATE_ACTION_TYPE) {
       gint i;
@@ -726,7 +726,7 @@ gst_validate_printf_valist (gpointer source, const gchar * format, va_list args)
 
       GstValidateActionType *type = GST_VALIDATE_ACTION_TYPE (source);
 
-      g_string_printf (string, "\nAction type:");
+      g_string_assign (string, "\nAction type:");
       g_string_append_printf (string, "\n  Name: %s", type->name);
       g_string_append_printf (string, "\n  Implementer namespace: %s",
           type->implementer_namespace);
diff --git a/validate/launcher/apps/gstvalidate.py b/validate/launcher/apps/gstvalidate.py
index 63dba93aa0..5e6c2b9ede 100644
--- a/validate/launcher/apps/gstvalidate.py
+++ b/validate/launcher/apps/gstvalidate.py
@@ -720,8 +720,8 @@ not been tested and explicitely activated if you set use --wanted-tests ALL""")
                 uri = test.media_descriptor.get_uri()
 
                 if protocol in [Protocols.HTTP, Protocols.HLS, Protocols.DASH] and \
-                        "127.0.0.1:%s" % (self.options.http_server_port) in uri or \
-                        "127.0.0.1:8079" in uri:
+                        ("127.0.0.1:%s" % (self.options.http_server_port) in uri or
+                        "127.0.0.1:8079" in uri):
                     return True
         return False