diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.cc
index 4c68a3f495..3794273694 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_drag.cc
@@ -2837,8 +2837,8 @@ TimeFXDrag::finished (GdkEvent* /*event*/, bool movement_occurred)
 	RegionSelection rs;
 	rs.add (_primary);
 
-	if (_editor->time_stretch (rs, percentage) == 0) {
-		_editor->session->commit_reversible_command ();
+	if (!_editor->time_stretch (rs, percentage) == 0) {
+		error << _("An error occurred while executing time stretch operation") << endmsg;
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/libs/ardour/rb_effect.cc b/libs/ardour/rb_effect.cc
index 99c60d224e..4cb77d1c58 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/rb_effect.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/rb_effect.cc
@@ -354,6 +354,7 @@ RBEffect::run (boost::shared_ptr<Region> r)
 					  stretch,
 					  shift);
 		(*x)->set_master_sources (region->master_sources());
+		(*x)->set_length( (*x)->length() * stretch, this);
 	}
 
   out: