diff --git a/src/pipewire/node.c b/src/pipewire/node.c
index a13e00138..424112afe 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/node.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/node.c
@@ -1774,11 +1774,9 @@ int pw_node_set_state(struct pw_node *node, enum pw_node_state state)
 
 	if (SPA_RESULT_IS_ASYNC(res)) {
 		res = spa_node_sync(node->node, res);
-		pw_work_queue_add(impl->work,
-			node, res, on_state_complete, SPA_INT_TO_PTR(state));
-	} else {
-		on_state_complete(node, SPA_INT_TO_PTR(state), res, 0);
 	}
+	pw_work_queue_add(impl->work,
+			node, res, on_state_complete, SPA_INT_TO_PTR(state));
 
 	return res;
 }
diff --git a/src/pipewire/work-queue.c b/src/pipewire/work-queue.c
index c32fc3aea..62b6270a3 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/work-queue.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/work-queue.c
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ void pw_work_queue_destroy(struct pw_work_queue *queue)
 	pw_loop_destroy_source(queue->loop, queue->wakeup);
 
 	spa_list_for_each_safe(item, tmp, &queue->work_list, link) {
-		pw_log_warn(NAME" %p: cancel work item %p %d %d", queue,
+		pw_log_debug(NAME" %p: cancel work item %p %d %d", queue,
 			    item->obj, item->seq, item->res);
 		free(item);
 	}