diff --git a/src/playbin.vala b/src/playbin.vala
index 34494f9..1dec26b 100644
--- a/src/playbin.vala
+++ b/src/playbin.vala
@@ -172,21 +172,21 @@ class Playbin : GLib.Object {
     public void pause () {
         assert (this.state != PlaybinState.STOPPED);
         this.state = PlaybinState.PAUSED;
-        GLib.debug ("setting state to paused");
+        debug ("setting state to paused");
         // TODO: abstract away this handling around mpv api a bit for auto debug printing
         var ret = this.mpv.set_property_flag("pause", true);
         if (ret != 0) {
-            GLib.debug ("failed to set state to paused (%d): %s", ret, ret.to_string());
+            debug (@"failed to set state to paused ($(ret)): $(ret.to_string())");
         }
     }
 
     public void play () {
         assert (this.state != PlaybinState.STOPPED);
         this.state = PlaybinState.PLAYING;
-        GLib.debug ("setting state to playing");
+        debug ("setting state to playing");
         var ret = this.mpv.set_property_flag("pause", false);
         if (ret != 0) {
-            GLib.debug ("failed to set state to playing (%d): %s", ret, ret.to_string());
+            debug (@"failed to set state to playing ($(ret)): $(ret.to_string())");
         }
     }