diff --git a/mopidy/outputs/gstreamer.py b/mopidy/outputs/gstreamer.py
index 9ce514df..c2547bdb 100644
--- a/mopidy/outputs/gstreamer.py
+++ b/mopidy/outputs/gstreamer.py
@@ -42,8 +42,11 @@ class GStreamerProcess(BaseProcess):
     http://jameswestby.net/weblog/tech/14-caution-python-multiprocessing-and-glib-dont-mix.html.
     """
 
-    pipeline_description = \
-        'appsrc name=src uridecodebin name=uri ! volume name=volume ! autoaudiosink'
+    pipeline_description = ' ! '.join([
+        'appsrc name=src uridecodebin name=uri',
+        'volume name=volume',
+        'autoaudiosink name=sink',
+    ])
 
     def __init__(self, core_queue, output_queue):
         super(GStreamerProcess, self).__init__()