diff --git a/morituri/common/encode.py b/morituri/common/encode.py
index 7b0ad8d..1fbd2a1 100644
--- a/morituri/common/encode.py
+++ b/morituri/common/encode.py
@@ -242,6 +242,8 @@ class EncodeTask(ctask.GstPipelineTask):
         interval = self.gst.SECOND
         if interval > duration:
             interval = duration / 2
+        self.debug('Setting level interval to %s, duration %s',
+            self.gst.TIME_ARGS(interval), self.gst.TIME_ARGS(duration))
         self._level.set_property('interval', interval)
         # add a probe so we can track progress
         # we connect to level because this gives us offset in samples
@@ -291,10 +293,14 @@ class EncodeTask(ctask.GstPipelineTask):
         if self._peakdB is not None:
             self.debug('peakdB %r', self._peakdB)
             self.peak = math.sqrt(math.pow(10, self._peakdB / 10.0))
-        else:
-            self.warning('No peak found, something went wrong!')
-            # workaround for when the file is too short to have volume ?
-            # self.peak = 0.0
+            return
+
+        self.warning('No peak found.')
+
+        if self._duration:
+            self.warning('GStreamer level element did not send messages.')
+        # workaround for when the file is too short to have volume ?
+        # self.peak = 0.0
 
 
 class TagReadTask(ctask.GstPipelineTask):
diff --git a/morituri/rip/debug.py b/morituri/rip/debug.py
index 5bb6a68..e7f09d0 100644
--- a/morituri/rip/debug.py
+++ b/morituri/rip/debug.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class RCList(logcommand.LogCommand):
 
             self.stdout.write('%s: %s - %s\n' % (
                 cddbid, artist.encode('utf-8'), title.encode('utf-8')))
-        
+
 
 class RCLog(logcommand.LogCommand):
 
@@ -155,6 +155,9 @@ class Encode(logcommand.LogCommand):
 
         runner.run(encodetask)
 
+        self.stdout.write('Peak level: %r\n' % encodetask.peak)
+        self.stdout.write('Encoded to %s\n' % toPath.encode('utf-8'))
+
 class Tag(logcommand.LogCommand):
 
     summary = "run a tag reading task"