diff --git a/src/pipewire/context.c b/src/pipewire/context.c
index 0b87d1a63..dc821697d 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/context.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/context.c
@@ -137,6 +137,15 @@ static bool get_default_bool(struct pw_properties *properties, const char *name,
 	return val;
 }
 
+static bool rates_contains(uint32_t *rates, uint32_t n_rates, uint32_t rate)
+{
+	uint32_t i;
+	for (i = 0; i < n_rates; i++)
+		if (rates[i] == rate)
+			return true;
+	return false;
+}
+
 static uint32_t parse_clock_rate(struct pw_properties *properties, const char *name,
 		uint32_t *rates, uint32_t def)
 {
@@ -157,11 +166,13 @@ static uint32_t parse_clock_rate(struct pw_properties *properties, const char *n
 		if (spa_atou32(v, &r, 0))
 	                rates[count++] = r;
         }
-	if (count == 0)
+	if (count == 0 ||!rates_contains(rates, count, def))
 		goto fallback;
+
 	return count;
 fallback:
 	rates[0] = def;
+	pw_properties_setf(properties, name, "[ %u ]", def);
 	return 1;
 }
 
@@ -1048,15 +1059,6 @@ static inline uint32_t *get_rates(struct pw_context *context, uint32_t *def, uin
 		return s->clock_rates;
 	}
 }
-static bool rates_contains(uint32_t *rates, uint32_t n_rates, uint32_t rate)
-{
-	uint32_t i;
-	for (i = 0; i < n_rates; i++)
-		if (rates[i] == rate)
-			return true;
-	return false;
-}
-
 static void suspend_driver(struct pw_context *context, struct pw_impl_node *n)
 {
 	struct pw_impl_node *s;