diff --git a/src/modules/module-adapter.c b/src/modules/module-adapter.c
index 7da6824a5..06202f59b 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-adapter.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-adapter.c
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ static void *create_object(void *_data,
 					PW_SPA_NODE_FLAG_NO_REGISTER,
 					pw_properties_copy(properties), 0);
 		if (follower == NULL)
-			goto error_no_mem;
+			goto error_errno;
 	}
 
 	adapter = pw_adapter_new(pw_impl_module_get_context(d->module),
@@ -198,8 +198,8 @@ static void *create_object(void *_data,
 	properties = NULL;
 
 	if (adapter == NULL) {
-		if (errno == ENOMEM)
-			goto error_no_mem;
+		if (errno == ENOMEM || errno == EBUSY)
+			goto error_errno;
 		else
 			goto error_usage;
 	}
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ error_properties:
 	if (resource)
 		pw_resource_errorf_id(resource, new_id, res, "usage: " FACTORY_USAGE);
 	goto error_cleanup;
-error_no_mem:
+error_errno:
 	res = -errno;
 	pw_log_error("can't create node: %m");
 	if (resource)
diff --git a/src/modules/module-adapter/adapter.c b/src/modules/module-adapter/adapter.c
index 5be84f8a2..a19abed43 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-adapter/adapter.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-adapter/adapter.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include <spa/node/node.h>
 #include <spa/node/utils.h>
 #include <spa/utils/hook.h>
+#include <spa/utils/result.h>
 #include <spa/utils/names.h>
 #include <spa/utils/type-info.h>
 #include <spa/param/format.h>
@@ -171,8 +172,8 @@ static int find_format(struct pw_impl_node *node, enum pw_direction direction,
 					SPA_DIRECTION_OUTPUT, 0,
 				SPA_PARAM_EnumFormat, &state,
 				NULL, &format, &b)) != 1) {
-		pw_log_warn(NAME " %p: no format given", node);
-		return -ENOENT;
+		pw_log_warn(NAME " %p: can't get format: %s", node, spa_strerror(res));
+		return res;
 	}
 
 	if ((res = spa_format_parse(format, media_type, media_subtype)) < 0)