diff --git a/orte/mca/rmcast/base/rmcast_base_threads.c b/orte/mca/rmcast/base/rmcast_base_threads.c
index c0da4180b4..9db87480e2 100644
--- a/orte/mca/rmcast/base/rmcast_base_threads.c
+++ b/orte/mca/rmcast/base/rmcast_base_threads.c
@@ -97,6 +97,15 @@ void orte_rmcast_base_stop_threads(void)
                          ORTE_NAME_PRINT(ORTE_PROC_MY_NAME)));
 }
 
+static void cbfunc(int status,
+                   orte_process_name_t *peer,
+                   opal_buffer_t *buffer,
+                   orte_rml_tag_t tag,
+                   void* cbdata)
+{
+    OBJ_RELEASE(buffer);
+}
+
 void orte_rmcast_base_process_msg(orte_rmcast_msg_t *msg)
 {
     orte_rmcast_channel_t channel;
@@ -112,7 +121,7 @@ void orte_rmcast_base_process_msg(orte_rmcast_msg_t *msg)
     rmcast_seq_tracker_t *trkr, *tptr;
     rmcast_recv_log_t *log, *logptr;
     bool restart;
-    opal_buffer_t alert;
+    opal_buffer_t *alert;
 
     /* extract the header */
     if (ORTE_SUCCESS != (rc = extract_hdr(msg->buf, &name, &channel, &tag, &restart, &recvd_seq_num))) {
@@ -213,24 +222,22 @@ void orte_rmcast_base_process_msg(orte_rmcast_msg_t *msg)
                 if (1 != (recvd_seq_num - trkr->seq_num) ||
                     (ORTE_RMCAST_SEQ_MAX == trkr->seq_num && 0 != recvd_seq_num)) {
                     /* missing a message - request it */
-                    OPAL_OUTPUT_VERBOSE((1, orte_rmcast_base.rmcast_output,
-                                         "%s Missed msg %d (%d) on channel %d from source %s",
-                                         ORTE_NAME_PRINT(ORTE_PROC_MY_NAME), recvd_seq_num,
-                                         trkr->seq_num, channel, ORTE_NAME_PRINT(&name)));
-                    OBJ_CONSTRUCT(&alert, opal_buffer_t);
-                    if (ORTE_SUCCESS != (rc = opal_dss.pack(&alert, &channel, 1, ORTE_RMCAST_CHANNEL_T))) {
+                    opal_output(0, "%s Missed msg %d (%d) on channel %d from source %s",
+                                ORTE_NAME_PRINT(ORTE_PROC_MY_NAME), recvd_seq_num,
+                                trkr->seq_num, channel, ORTE_NAME_PRINT(&name));
+                    alert = OBJ_NEW(opal_buffer_t);
+                    if (ORTE_SUCCESS != (rc = opal_dss.pack(alert, &channel, 1, ORTE_RMCAST_CHANNEL_T))) {
                         ORTE_ERROR_LOG(rc);
                         exit(1);
                     }
-                    if (ORTE_SUCCESS != (rc = opal_dss.pack(&alert, &trkr->seq_num, 1, ORTE_RMCAST_SEQ_T))) {
+                    if (ORTE_SUCCESS != (rc = opal_dss.pack(alert, &trkr->seq_num, 1, ORTE_RMCAST_SEQ_T))) {
                         ORTE_ERROR_LOG(rc);
                         exit(1);
                     }
-                    if (0 > (rc = orte_rml.send_buffer(&name, &alert, ORTE_RML_TAG_MISSED_MSG, 0))) {
+                    if (0 > (rc = orte_rml.send_buffer_nb(&name, alert, ORTE_RML_TAG_MISSED_MSG, 0, cbfunc, NULL))) {
                         ORTE_ERROR_LOG(rc);
                         exit(1);
                     }
-                    OBJ_DESTRUCT(&alert);
                     goto cleanup;
                 }
                 OPAL_OUTPUT_VERBOSE((10, orte_rmcast_base.rmcast_output,
@@ -334,7 +341,7 @@ void orte_rmcast_base_process_msg(orte_rmcast_msg_t *msg)
                                  "%s rmcast:base:process_recv delivering iovecs to channel %d tag %d",
                                  ORTE_NAME_PRINT(ORTE_PROC_MY_NAME), recv->channel, (int)tag));
             recv->cbfunc_iovec(ORTE_SUCCESS, recv->channel, recv->seq_num, tag,
-                              &name, iovec_array, iovec_count, recv->cbdata);
+                               &name, iovec_array, iovec_count, recv->cbdata);
         } else {
             /* if something is already present, then we have a problem */
             if (NULL != recv->iovec_array) {
@@ -362,7 +369,7 @@ void orte_rmcast_base_process_msg(orte_rmcast_msg_t *msg)
                                  "%s rmcast:base:process_recv delivering buffer to channel %d tag %d",
                                  ORTE_NAME_PRINT(ORTE_PROC_MY_NAME), recv->channel, (int)tag));
             recv->cbfunc_buffer(ORTE_SUCCESS, recv->channel, recv->seq_num, tag,
-                               &name, msg->buf, recv->cbdata);
+                                &name, msg->buf, recv->cbdata);
         } else {
             /* if something is already present, then we have a problem */
             if (NULL != recv->buf) {
diff --git a/orte/mca/rmcast/udp/rmcast_udp.c b/orte/mca/rmcast/udp/rmcast_udp.c
index 024a814fe6..18e245a21b 100644
--- a/orte/mca/rmcast/udp/rmcast_udp.c
+++ b/orte/mca/rmcast/udp/rmcast_udp.c
@@ -1078,6 +1078,15 @@ static int send_data(rmcast_base_send_t *snd, orte_rmcast_channel_t channel)
     return rc;    
 }
 
+static void cbfunc(int status,
+                   struct orte_process_name_t* peer,
+                   struct opal_buffer_t* buffer,
+                   orte_rml_tag_t tag,
+                   void* cbdata)
+{
+    OBJ_RELEASE(buffer);
+}
+
 static void resend_data(int status, orte_process_name_t* sender,
                         opal_buffer_t* buffer, orte_rml_tag_t tag,
                         void* cbdata)
@@ -1087,6 +1096,7 @@ static void resend_data(int status, orte_process_name_t* sender,
     orte_rmcast_seq_t start;
     rmcast_base_channel_t *ch;
     rmcast_send_log_t *log;
+    opal_buffer_t *recover;
 
     /* block any further ops until we complete the missing
      * message repair
@@ -1105,10 +1115,9 @@ static void resend_data(int status, orte_process_name_t* sender,
         goto release;
     }
 
-    OPAL_OUTPUT_VERBOSE((0, orte_rmcast_base.rmcast_output,
-                         "%s request resend data from %s for channel %d start %d",
-                         ORTE_NAME_PRINT(ORTE_PROC_MY_NAME),
-                         ORTE_NAME_PRINT(sender), channel, start));
+    opal_output(0, "%s request resend data from %s for channel %d start %d",
+                ORTE_NAME_PRINT(ORTE_PROC_MY_NAME),
+                ORTE_NAME_PRINT(sender), channel, start);
 
     /* get the referenced channel object */
     if (NULL == (ch = orte_rmcast_base_get_channel(channel))) {
@@ -1130,7 +1139,10 @@ static void resend_data(int status, orte_process_name_t* sender,
                              "%s resending msg %d to %s",
                              ORTE_NAME_PRINT(ORTE_PROC_MY_NAME),
                              log->seq_num, ORTE_NAME_PRINT(sender)));
-        if (0 > (rc = orte_rml.send_buffer(sender, log->buf, ORTE_RML_TAG_MULTICAST, 0))) {
+        recover = OBJ_NEW(opal_buffer_t);
+        opal_dss.copy_payload(recover, log->buf);
+        if (0 > (rc = orte_rml.send_buffer_nb(sender, recover, ORTE_RML_TAG_MULTICAST, 0, cbfunc, NULL))) {
+            OBJ_RELEASE(recover);
             ORTE_ERROR_LOG(rc);
             goto release;
         }