diff --git a/pinos/server/client.c b/pinos/server/client.c
index 57f09f0f6..2d77d2086 100644
--- a/pinos/server/client.c
+++ b/pinos/server/client.c
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ client_bind_func (PinosGlobal *global,
   return SPA_RESULT_OK;
 
 no_mem:
+  pinos_log_error ("can't create client resource");
   pinos_core_notify_error (client->core_resource,
                            client->core_resource->id,
                            SPA_RESULT_NO_MEMORY,
diff --git a/pinos/server/core.c b/pinos/server/core.c
index bc7d4d87d..a580a8ae4 100644
--- a/pinos/server/core.c
+++ b/pinos/server/core.c
@@ -60,10 +60,13 @@ registry_bind (void     *object,
   return;
 
 no_id:
-  pinos_core_notify_error (client->core_resource,
-                           resource->id,
-                           SPA_RESULT_INVALID_OBJECT_ID,
-                           "unknown object id %u", id);
+  pinos_log_debug ("registry %p: no global with id %u to bind to %u", resource, id, new_id);
+  /* unmark the new_id the map, the client does not yet know about the failed
+   * bind and will choose the next id, which we would refuse when we don't mark
+   * new_id as 'used and freed' */
+  pinos_map_insert_at (&client->objects, new_id, NULL);
+  pinos_core_notify_remove_id (client->core_resource, new_id);
+  return;
 }
 
 static PinosRegistryMethods registry_methods = {
@@ -128,6 +131,7 @@ core_get_registry (void     *object,
   return;
 
 no_mem:
+  pinos_log_error ("can't create registry resource");
   pinos_core_notify_error (client->core_resource,
                            resource->id,
                            SPA_RESULT_NO_MEMORY,
@@ -195,6 +199,7 @@ core_create_client_node (void          *object,
   return;
 
 no_mem:
+  pinos_log_error ("can't create client node");
   pinos_core_notify_error (client->core_resource,
                            resource->id,
                            SPA_RESULT_NO_MEMORY,
diff --git a/pinos/server/link.c b/pinos/server/link.c
index 39b6e0b38..8cf9318ef 100644
--- a/pinos/server/link.c
+++ b/pinos/server/link.c
@@ -760,6 +760,7 @@ link_bind_func (PinosGlobal *global,
   return SPA_RESULT_OK;
 
 no_mem:
+  pinos_log_error ("can't create link resource");
   pinos_core_notify_error (client->core_resource,
                            client->core_resource->id,
                            SPA_RESULT_NO_MEMORY,
diff --git a/pinos/server/module.c b/pinos/server/module.c
index 771e409e9..8161dac25 100644
--- a/pinos/server/module.c
+++ b/pinos/server/module.c
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ module_bind_func (PinosGlobal *global,
   return SPA_RESULT_OK;
 
 no_mem:
+  pinos_log_error ("can't create module resource");
   pinos_core_notify_error (client->core_resource,
                            client->core_resource->id,
                            SPA_RESULT_NO_MEMORY,
diff --git a/pinos/server/node.c b/pinos/server/node.c
index f26dd7106..09d21f091 100644
--- a/pinos/server/node.c
+++ b/pinos/server/node.c
@@ -443,6 +443,7 @@ node_bind_func (PinosGlobal *global,
   return SPA_RESULT_OK;
 
 no_mem:
+  pinos_log_error ("can't create node resource");
   pinos_core_notify_error (client->core_resource,
                            client->core_resource->id,
                            SPA_RESULT_NO_MEMORY,
diff --git a/pinos/server/resource.c b/pinos/server/resource.c
index 8e38ce121..6ebae731d 100644
--- a/pinos/server/resource.c
+++ b/pinos/server/resource.c
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ pinos_resource_new (PinosClient *client,
   pinos_signal_init (&this->destroy_signal);
 
   if (!pinos_map_insert_at (&client->objects, this->id, this)) {
+    pinos_log_debug ("resource %p: id %u in use for client %p", this, id, client);
     free (impl);
     return NULL;
   }