diff --git a/ppapi/proxy/websocket_resource.cc b/ppapi/proxy/websocket_resource.cc
index c45de909b55e6b..7439826dba18dc 100644
--- a/ppapi/proxy/websocket_resource.cc
+++ b/ppapi/proxy/websocket_resource.cc
@@ -423,10 +423,10 @@ void WebSocketResource::OnPluginMsgReceiveBinaryReply(
     return;
 
   // Append received data to queue.
-  scoped_refptr<Var> message_var(ArrayBufferVar::FromPPVar(
-      PpapiGlobals::Get()->GetVarTracker()->MakeArrayBufferPPVar(
+  scoped_refptr<Var> message_var(
+      PpapiGlobals::Get()->GetVarTracker()->MakeArrayBufferVar(
           message.size(),
-          &message.front())));
+          &message.front()));
   received_messages_.push(message_var);
 
   if (!TrackedCallback::IsPending(receive_callback_))
diff --git a/ppapi/shared_impl/var_tracker.cc b/ppapi/shared_impl/var_tracker.cc
index 8214a307aef5ba..d515cf76ae959b 100644
--- a/ppapi/shared_impl/var_tracker.cc
+++ b/ppapi/shared_impl/var_tracker.cc
@@ -186,13 +186,18 @@ PP_Var VarTracker::MakeArrayBufferPPVar(uint32 size_in_bytes) {
 
 PP_Var VarTracker::MakeArrayBufferPPVar(uint32 size_in_bytes,
                                         const void* data) {
-  DCHECK(CalledOnValidThread());
+  ArrayBufferVar* array_buffer = MakeArrayBufferVar(size_in_bytes, data);
+  return array_buffer ? array_buffer->GetPPVar() : PP_MakeNull();
+}
 
-  scoped_refptr<ArrayBufferVar> array_buffer(CreateArrayBuffer(size_in_bytes));
+ArrayBufferVar* VarTracker::MakeArrayBufferVar(uint32 size_in_bytes,
+                                               const void* data) {
+  DCHECK(CalledOnValidThread());
+  ArrayBufferVar* array_buffer(CreateArrayBuffer(size_in_bytes));
   if (!array_buffer)
-    return PP_MakeNull();
+    return NULL;
   memcpy(array_buffer->Map(), data, size_in_bytes);
-  return array_buffer->GetPPVar();
+  return array_buffer;
 }
 
 std::vector<PP_Var> VarTracker::GetLiveVars() {
diff --git a/ppapi/shared_impl/var_tracker.h b/ppapi/shared_impl/var_tracker.h
index b873250f6dd468..1d0c0d681d90f5 100644
--- a/ppapi/shared_impl/var_tracker.h
+++ b/ppapi/shared_impl/var_tracker.h
@@ -73,6 +73,12 @@ class PPAPI_SHARED_EXPORT VarTracker
   // Same as above, but copy the contents of |data| in to the new array buffer.
   PP_Var MakeArrayBufferPPVar(uint32 size_in_bytes, const void* data);
 
+  // Create an ArrayBuffer and copy the contents of |data| in to it. The
+  // returned object has 0 reference count in the tracker, and like all
+  // RefCounted objects, has a 0 initial internal reference count. (You should
+  // usually immediately put this in a scoped_refptr).
+  ArrayBufferVar* MakeArrayBufferVar(uint32 size_in_bytes, const void* data);
+
   // Return a vector containing all PP_Vars that are in the tracker. This is
   // to help implement PPB_Testing_Dev.GetLiveVars and should generally not be
   // used in production code. The PP_Vars are returned in no particular order,
diff --git a/ppapi/tests/test_case.h b/ppapi/tests/test_case.h
index b06f9418a7ee12..b63309f1cb1d4a 100644
--- a/ppapi/tests/test_case.h
+++ b/ppapi/tests/test_case.h
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ class TestCaseFactory {
             instance_->pp_instance()) != objects) \
       error_message = MakeFailureMessage(__FILE__, __LINE__, \
           "reference leak check"); \
-    instance_->LogTest(#name, error_message); \
+    instance_->LogTest(#name, CheckResourcesAndVars(error_message)); \
   }
 
 // Helper macros for checking values in tests, and returning a location
diff --git a/ppapi/tests/test_websocket.cc b/ppapi/tests/test_websocket.cc
index d5dc4863fe49e2..acbad3e4de0280 100644
--- a/ppapi/tests/test_websocket.cc
+++ b/ppapi/tests/test_websocket.cc
@@ -464,6 +464,7 @@ std::string TestWebSocket::TestValidConnect() {
   PP_Var extensions = websocket_interface_->GetExtensions(ws);
   ASSERT_TRUE(AreEqualWithString(extensions, ""));
   core_interface_->ReleaseResource(ws);
+  ReleaseVar(extensions);
 
   PASS();
 }