diff --git a/webrtc-jni/src/main/cpp/src/api/DataBufferFactory.cpp b/webrtc-jni/src/main/cpp/src/api/DataBufferFactory.cpp
index 619b3767..2e29c4ae 100644
--- a/webrtc-jni/src/main/cpp/src/api/DataBufferFactory.cpp
+++ b/webrtc-jni/src/main/cpp/src/api/DataBufferFactory.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ namespace jni
 		const jboolean isBinary = static_cast<jboolean>(dataBuffer->binary);
 
 		jobject object = env->NewObject(javaClass, javaCtor, directBuffer, isBinary);
+
+		env->DeleteLocalRef(directBuffer);
+
 		ExceptionCheck(env);
 
 		return JavaLocalRef<jobject>(env, object);
diff --git a/webrtc-jni/src/main/cpp/src/api/RTCDataChannelObserver.cpp b/webrtc-jni/src/main/cpp/src/api/RTCDataChannelObserver.cpp
index fef868e2..5c0258ea 100644
--- a/webrtc-jni/src/main/cpp/src/api/RTCDataChannelObserver.cpp
+++ b/webrtc-jni/src/main/cpp/src/api/RTCDataChannelObserver.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ namespace jni
 
 		JavaLocalRef<jobject> jBuffer = bufferFactory->create(env, &buffer);
 
-		env->CallVoidMethod(observer, javaClass->onMessage, jBuffer.release());
+		env->CallVoidMethod(observer, javaClass->onMessage, jBuffer.get());
 
 		ExceptionCheck(env);
 	}