diff --git a/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/RouterConsoleRunner.java b/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/RouterConsoleRunner.java
index 0f54e4baf6..e361df3ebb 100644
--- a/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/RouterConsoleRunner.java
+++ b/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/RouterConsoleRunner.java
@@ -339,6 +339,7 @@ public class RouterConsoleRunner {
                         lsnr.setPort(lport);
                         lsnr.setMaxIdleTime(90*1000);  // default 10 sec
                         lsnr.setName("ConsoleSocket");   // all with same name will use the same thread pool
+                        lsnr.setUseDirectBuffers(false);  // default true seems to be leaky
                         //_server.addConnector(lsnr);
                         connectors.add(lsnr);
                         boundAddresses++;
@@ -398,6 +399,7 @@ public class RouterConsoleRunner {
                             ssll.setKeyPassword(ctx.getProperty(PROP_KEY_PASSWORD, "thisWontWork"));
                             ssll.setMaxIdleTime(90*1000);  // default 10 sec
                             ssll.setName("ConsoleSocket");   // all with same name will use the same thread pool
+                            ssll.setUseDirectBuffers(false);  // default true seems to be leaky
                             //_server.addConnector(ssll);
                             connectors.add(ssll);
                             boundAddresses++;
diff --git a/installer/resources/eepsite/jetty-ssl.xml b/installer/resources/eepsite/jetty-ssl.xml
index 49421d69c3..787635f563 100644
--- a/installer/resources/eepsite/jetty-ssl.xml
+++ b/installer/resources/eepsite/jetty-ssl.xml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
       <New class="org.mortbay.jetty.security.SslSocketConnector">
         <Set name="Port">8443</Set>
         <Set name="maxIdleTime">30000</Set>
+        <Set name="useDirectBuffers">false</Set>
         <Set name="handshakeTimeout">2000</Set>
         <Set name="keystore">./eepsite/etc/keystore.ks</Set>
         <Set name="password">OBF:1vny1zlo1x8e1vnw1vn61x8g1zlu1vn4</Set>
diff --git a/installer/resources/eepsite/jetty.xml b/installer/resources/eepsite/jetty.xml
index acfb54cf58..51af553798 100644
--- a/installer/resources/eepsite/jetty.xml
+++ b/installer/resources/eepsite/jetty.xml
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@
             <Set name="confidentialPort">8443</Set>
 	    <Set name="lowResourcesConnections">5000</Set>
 	    <Set name="lowResourcesMaxIdleTime">5000</Set>
+            <Set name="useDirectBuffers">false</Set>
           </New>
       </Arg>
     </Call>