diff --git a/src/daemon/daemon-config.c b/src/daemon/daemon-config.c
index 66306f715..a0d9d1bc7 100644
--- a/src/daemon/daemon-config.c
+++ b/src/daemon/daemon-config.c
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ bool pw_daemon_config_run_commands(struct pw_daemon_config *config, struct pw_co
 
 	spa_list_for_each(command, &config->commands, link) {
 		if (!pw_command_run(command, core, &err)) {
-			pw_log_warn("could not run command %s: %s", command->name, err);
+			pw_log_warn("could not run command %s: %s", command->args[0], err);
 			free(err);
 			ret = false;
 		}
diff --git a/src/modules/module-protocol-native/connection.c b/src/modules/module-protocol-native/connection.c
index 2285ac992..84363b21e 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-protocol-native/connection.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-protocol-native/connection.c
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ pw_protocol_native_connection_get_next(struct pw_protocol_native_connection *con
 
 
 	if (debug_messages) {
-		printf("<<<<<<<<< in:\n");
+		printf("<<<<<<<<< in: %d %d %zd\n", *dest_id, *opcode, len);
 	        spa_debug_pod((struct spa_pod *)data);
 	}
 
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ pw_protocol_native_connection_end(struct pw_protocol_native_connection *conn,
 	buf->buffer_size += 8 + size;
 
 	if (debug_messages) {
-		printf(">>>>>>>>> out:\n");
+		printf(">>>>>>>>> out: %d %d %d\n", impl->dest_id, impl->opcode, size);
 	        spa_debug_pod((struct spa_pod *)p);
 	}
 	spa_hook_list_call(&conn->listener_list, struct pw_protocol_native_connection_events, need_flush);
diff --git a/src/modules/spa/module-node-factory.c b/src/modules/spa/module-node-factory.c
index fed29d4ab..87e3f7e88 100644
--- a/src/modules/spa/module-node-factory.c
+++ b/src/modules/spa/module-node-factory.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ static struct pw_node *create_node(void *_data,
 	lib = pw_properties_get(properties, "spa.library.name");
 	factory_name = pw_properties_get(properties, "spa.factory.name");
 
-	if(lib == NULL || factory_name == NULL)
+	if (lib == NULL || factory_name == NULL)
 		goto no_properties;
 
 	node = pw_spa_node_load(data->core,
@@ -68,9 +68,12 @@ static struct pw_node *create_node(void *_data,
 	return node;
 
       no_properties:
-	pw_log_error("missing properties");
+	pw_log_error("needed properties: spa.library.name=<library-name> spa.factory.name=<factory-name>");
 	if (resource) {
-		pw_resource_error(resource, SPA_RESULT_INVALID_ARGUMENTS, "missing properties");
+		pw_resource_error(resource, SPA_RESULT_INVALID_ARGUMENTS,
+					"needed properties: "
+						"spa.library.name=<library-name> "
+						"spa.factory.name=<factory-name>");
 	}
 	return NULL;
       no_mem:
diff --git a/src/pipewire/node.c b/src/pipewire/node.c
index 8987c4f64..63258fc4d 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/node.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/node.c
@@ -497,8 +497,8 @@ static void node_need_input(void *data)
 static void node_have_output(void *data)
 {
 	struct pw_node *node = data;
-	spa_hook_list_call(&node->listener_list, struct pw_node_events, have_output);
 	spa_graph_have_output(node->rt.graph, &node->rt.node);
+	spa_hook_list_call(&node->listener_list, struct pw_node_events, have_output);
 }
 
 static void node_reuse_buffer(void *data, uint32_t port_id, uint32_t buffer_id)
@@ -534,13 +534,8 @@ void pw_node_set_implementation(struct pw_node *node,
 	spa_node_set_callbacks(node->node, &node_callbacks, node);
 	spa_graph_node_set_implementation(&node->rt.node, spa_node);
 
-	if (spa_node->info) {
-		uint32_t i;
-		for (i = 0; i < spa_node->info->n_items; i++)
-			pw_properties_set(node->properties,
-					  spa_node->info->items[i].key,
-					  spa_node->info->items[i].value);
-	}
+	if (spa_node->info)
+		pw_node_update_properties(node, spa_node->info);
 }
 
 struct spa_node *pw_node_get_implementation(struct pw_node *node)
diff --git a/src/pipewire/remote.c b/src/pipewire/remote.c
index 6d6af4c84..1ed038415 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/remote.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/remote.c
@@ -138,16 +138,16 @@ static void core_event_info(void *data, struct pw_core_info *info)
 {
 	struct pw_remote *this = data;
 
-	pw_log_debug("got core info");
+	pw_log_debug("remote %p: got core info", this);
 	this->info = pw_core_info_update(this->info, info);
-	spa_hook_list_call(&this->listener_list, struct pw_remote_events, info_changed, info);
+	spa_hook_list_call(&this->listener_list, struct pw_remote_events, info_changed, this->info);
 }
 
 static void core_event_done(void *data, uint32_t seq)
 {
 	struct pw_remote *this = data;
 
-	pw_log_debug("core event done %d", seq);
+	pw_log_debug("remote %p: core event done %d", this, seq);
 	if (seq == 0)
 		pw_remote_update_state(this, PW_REMOTE_STATE_CONNECTED, NULL);