diff --git a/gstlal-burst/gst/lal/Makefile.am b/gstlal-burst/gst/lal/Makefile.am
index 9ae8941bc85d5d1a0427e6cf08d9f48108c9d631..95a9ea74582a2d5c67608ee6df3c8c943a088e79 100644
--- a/gstlal-burst/gst/lal/Makefile.am
+++ b/gstlal-burst/gst/lal/Makefile.am
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir)/lib
 plugin_LTLIBRARIES = lib@GSTPLUGINPREFIX@gstlalburst.la
 
 lib@GSTPLUGINPREFIX@gstlalburst_la_SOURCES = \
-	gstlalburst.c
+	gstlalburst.c \
+	gstlal_string_triggergen.c gstlal_string_triggergen.h
 lib@GSTPLUGINPREFIX@gstlalburst_la_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS) $(LAL_CFLAGS) $(GSTLAL_CFLAGS) $(gstreamer_CFLAGS)
 lib@GSTPLUGINPREFIX@gstlalburst_la_LIBADD = $(top_builddir)/lib/libgstlalburst.la
 lib@GSTPLUGINPREFIX@gstlalburst_la_LDFLAGS = $(AM_LDFLAGS) $(LAL_LIBS) $(GSTLAL_LIBS) $(gstreamer_LIBS) $(GSTLAL_PLUGIN_LDFLAGS)
diff --git a/gstlal-burst/gst/lal/gstlal_string_triggergen.c b/gstlal-burst/gst/lal/gstlal_string_triggergen.c
index 6cebcab287492563f3501443f001a14afd89aad7..2f22d6beaf1b758f34563987a66499295fcf5049 100644
--- a/gstlal-burst/gst/lal/gstlal_string_triggergen.c
+++ b/gstlal-burst/gst/lal/gstlal_string_triggergen.c
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ static GstFlowReturn trigger_generator(GSTLALStringTriggergen *element, GstBuffe
 	GST_DEBUG_OBJECT(element->srcpad, "pushing %" GST_BUFFER_BOUNDARIES_FORMAT, GST_BUFFER_BOUNDARIES_ARGS(outbuf));
 	return gst_pad_push(element->srcpad, outbuf);
 */
-	return GST_FLOW_OK
+	return GST_FLOW_OK;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/gstlal-burst/gst/lal/gstlalburst.c b/gstlal-burst/gst/lal/gstlalburst.c
index b7a9213cae1f15b042c891623908cf98e4eae8ca..c8e67325d2ad2d078d2d0cf53035eb7878f0423f 100644
--- a/gstlal-burst/gst/lal/gstlalburst.c
+++ b/gstlal-burst/gst/lal/gstlalburst.c
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
 
 
 #include <gstlal/gstlal_tags.h>
+#include <gstlal_string_triggergen.h>
 
 
 /*
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ static gboolean plugin_init(GstPlugin *plugin)
 		const gchar *name;
 		GType type;
 	} *element, elements[] = {
+		{"lal_string_triggergen", GSTLAL_STRING_TRIGGERGEN_TYPE},
 		{NULL, 0},
 	};
 
@@ -103,4 +105,4 @@ static gboolean plugin_init(GstPlugin *plugin)
  */
 
 
-GST_PLUGIN_DEFINE(GST_VERSION_MAJOR, GST_VERSION_MINOR, "gstlalburst", "Various bits of the LIGO Algorithm Library wrapped in gstreamer elements", plugin_init, PACKAGE_VERSION, "GPL", PACKAGE_NAME, "http://www.lsc-group.phys.uwm.edu/daswg")
+GST_PLUGIN_DEFINE(GST_VERSION_MAJOR, GST_VERSION_MINOR, gstlalburst, "Various bits of the LIGO Algorithm Library wrapped in gstreamer elements", plugin_init, PACKAGE_VERSION, "GPL", PACKAGE_NAME, "http://www.lsc-group.phys.uwm.edu/daswg")