diff --git a/src/video-device.vala b/src/video-device.vala
index ade6ad4127e8565a889c868385ac9923f30be5a4..bf9751f8980367d16f316db5ae8f976e8b004ee9 100644
--- a/src/video-device.vala
+++ b/src/video-device.vala
@@ -134,9 +134,11 @@ namespace Queso {
         }
 
         public new Gst.Element create_element(string name) {
-            if (is_test)
-                return Gst.ElementFactory.make("videoaudiosrc", name);
-            return base.create_element(name);
+            if (!is_test)
+                return base.create_element(name);
+            var src = Gst.ElementFactory.make("videotestsrc", name);
+            src.set("is-live", true);
+            return src;
         }
     }
 }