diff --git a/src/ruby/ext/grpc/rb_byte_buffer.c b/src/ruby/ext/grpc/rb_byte_buffer.c
index db7cac363a3714c453f00f7ca4ea58f36efaf5cb..9b617e13d3cdaa759baf8b835e642531eef48171 100644
--- a/src/ruby/ext/grpc/rb_byte_buffer.c
+++ b/src/ruby/ext/grpc/rb_byte_buffer.c
@@ -50,21 +50,18 @@ grpc_byte_buffer* grpc_rb_s_to_byte_buffer(char *string, size_t length) {
 }
 
 VALUE grpc_rb_byte_buffer_to_s(grpc_byte_buffer *buffer) {
-  size_t length = 0;
-  char *string = NULL;
-  size_t offset = 0;
+  VALUE rb_string;
   grpc_byte_buffer_reader reader;
   gpr_slice next;
   if (buffer == NULL) {
     return Qnil;
-
   }
-  length = grpc_byte_buffer_length(buffer);
-  string = xmalloc(length + 1);
+  rb_string = rb_str_buf_new(grpc_byte_buffer_length(buffer));
   grpc_byte_buffer_reader_init(&reader, buffer);
   while (grpc_byte_buffer_reader_next(&reader, &next) != 0) {
-    memcpy(string + offset, GPR_SLICE_START_PTR(next), GPR_SLICE_LENGTH(next));
-    offset += GPR_SLICE_LENGTH(next);
+    rb_str_cat(rb_string, (const char *) GPR_SLICE_START_PTR(next),
+               GPR_SLICE_LENGTH(next));
+    gpr_slice_unref(next);
   }
-  return rb_str_new(string, length);
+  return rb_string;
 }
diff --git a/src/ruby/ext/grpc/rb_call.c b/src/ruby/ext/grpc/rb_call.c
index cd0aa6aaf208e8b9f569849d3a811062c1b29256..b0829efdc784e0db8bbba2e968271557788665b3 100644
--- a/src/ruby/ext/grpc/rb_call.c
+++ b/src/ruby/ext/grpc/rb_call.c
@@ -551,13 +551,26 @@ static void grpc_run_batch_stack_init(run_batch_stack *st,
 /* grpc_run_batch_stack_cleanup ensures the run_batch_stack is properly
  * cleaned up */
 static void grpc_run_batch_stack_cleanup(run_batch_stack *st) {
+  size_t i = 0;
+
   grpc_metadata_array_destroy(&st->send_metadata);
   grpc_metadata_array_destroy(&st->send_trailing_metadata);
   grpc_metadata_array_destroy(&st->recv_metadata);
   grpc_metadata_array_destroy(&st->recv_trailing_metadata);
+
   if (st->recv_status_details != NULL) {
     gpr_free(st->recv_status_details);
   }
+
+  if (st->recv_message != NULL) {
+    grpc_byte_buffer_destroy(st->recv_message);
+  }
+
+  for (i = 0; i < st->op_num; i++) {
+    if (st->ops[i].op == GRPC_OP_SEND_MESSAGE) {
+      grpc_byte_buffer_destroy(st->ops[i].data.send_message);
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 /* grpc_run_batch_stack_fill_ops fills the run_batch_stack ops array from
@@ -643,7 +656,6 @@ static VALUE grpc_run_batch_stack_build_result(run_batch_stack *st) {
         break;
       case GRPC_OP_SEND_MESSAGE:
         rb_struct_aset(result, sym_send_message, Qtrue);
-        grpc_byte_buffer_destroy(st->ops[i].data.send_message);
         break;
       case GRPC_OP_SEND_CLOSE_FROM_CLIENT:
         rb_struct_aset(result, sym_send_close, Qtrue);