diff --git a/src/pipewire/data-loop.c b/src/pipewire/data-loop.c
index eeb731a82..d9876d297 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/data-loop.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/data-loop.c
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ static void *do_loop(void *user_data)
 
 	while (this->running) {
 		if ((res = pw_loop_iterate(this->loop, -1)) < 0)
-			pw_log_warn("data-loop %p: iterate error %d", this, res);
+			pw_log_warn("data-loop %p: iterate error %d (%s)",
+					this, res, spa_strerror(res));
 	}
 	pw_log_debug("data-loop %p: leave thread", this);
 	pw_loop_leave(this->loop);
diff --git a/src/pipewire/module.c b/src/pipewire/module.c
index b36adf86e..5f9dc463f 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/module.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/module.c
@@ -234,10 +234,11 @@ pw_module_load(struct pw_core *core,
 	this = &impl->this;
 	this->core = core;
 	this->properties = properties;
+	properties = NULL;
 
 	spa_hook_list_init(&this->listener_list);
 
-	pw_properties_set(properties, PW_KEY_MODULE_NAME, name);
+	pw_properties_set(this->properties, PW_KEY_MODULE_NAME, name);
 
 	this->info.name = name ? strdup(name) : NULL;
 	this->info.filename = filename;