diff --git a/jetty-websocket/websocket-core/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/websocket/frames/PingFrame.java b/jetty-websocket/websocket-core/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/websocket/frames/PingFrame.java
index 6e655116d27..f519fb2b27b 100644
--- a/jetty-websocket/websocket-core/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/websocket/frames/PingFrame.java
+++ b/jetty-websocket/websocket-core/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/websocket/frames/PingFrame.java
@@ -34,9 +34,22 @@ public class PingFrame extends ControlFrame
         return OpCode.PING;
     }
 
+    public String getPayloadAsString()
+    {
+        if (hasPayload())
+        {
+            ByteBuffer payload = getPayload();
+            return payload.asCharBuffer().toString();
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            return "<n/a>";
+        }
+    }
+
     @Override
     public String toString()
     {
-        return String.format("%s ping, payload[has=%b, string=%s]",super.toString(),hasPayload(),getPayload().toString());
+        return String.format("%s ping, payload[has=%b, string=%s]",super.toString(),hasPayload(),getPayloadAsString());
     }
 }
diff --git a/jetty-websocket/websocket-core/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/websocket/frames/PongFrame.java b/jetty-websocket/websocket-core/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/websocket/frames/PongFrame.java
index e36554c874e..15b8339ee62 100644
--- a/jetty-websocket/websocket-core/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/websocket/frames/PongFrame.java
+++ b/jetty-websocket/websocket-core/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/websocket/frames/PongFrame.java
@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@ public class PongFrame extends ControlFrame
 
     /**
      * Construct appropriate PongFrame from PingFrame
-     * @param ping the ping frame to base pong from
+     * 
+     * @param ping
+     *            the ping frame to base pong from
      */
     public PongFrame(PingFrame ping)
     {
diff --git a/jetty-websocket/websocket-core/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/websocket/parser/FrameParser.java b/jetty-websocket/websocket-core/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/websocket/parser/FrameParser.java
index 52b036dd367..f7d52bda3f9 100644
--- a/jetty-websocket/websocket-core/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/websocket/parser/FrameParser.java
+++ b/jetty-websocket/websocket-core/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/websocket/parser/FrameParser.java
@@ -54,6 +54,15 @@ public abstract class FrameParser<T extends BaseFrame>
         this.settings = settings;
     }
 
+    protected int copyBuffer(ByteBuffer src, ByteBuffer dest, int length)
+    {
+        int amt = Math.min(length,src.remaining());
+        byte b[] = new byte[amt];
+        src.get(b,0,amt);
+        dest.put(b,0,amt);
+        return amt;
+    }
+
     /**
      * The frame that is being parsed
      * 
diff --git a/jetty-websocket/websocket-core/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/websocket/parser/PingPayloadParser.java b/jetty-websocket/websocket-core/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/websocket/parser/PingPayloadParser.java
index 6c66b528989..a9be62ceaa7 100644
--- a/jetty-websocket/websocket-core/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/websocket/parser/PingPayloadParser.java
+++ b/jetty-websocket/websocket-core/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/websocket/parser/PingPayloadParser.java
@@ -38,15 +38,10 @@ public class PingPayloadParser extends FrameParser<PingFrame>
                 payload = ByteBuffer.allocate(payloadLength);
             }
 
-            int size = Math.min(payloadLength,buffer.remaining());
-            int limit = buffer.limit();
-            buffer.limit(buffer.position() + size);
-            ByteBuffer bytes = buffer.slice(); // TODO: make sure reference to subsection is acceptable
-            buffer.limit(limit);
-            payload.put(bytes);
+            copyBuffer(buffer,payload,payloadLength);
             if (payload.position() >= payloadLength)
             {
-                frame.setPayload(bytes);
+                frame.setPayload(payload);
                 return true;
             }
         }
diff --git a/jetty-websocket/websocket-core/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/websocket/parser/FrameParseCapture.java b/jetty-websocket/websocket-core/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/websocket/parser/FrameParseCapture.java
index 97735685f16..8eebf0427c9 100644
--- a/jetty-websocket/websocket-core/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/websocket/parser/FrameParseCapture.java
+++ b/jetty-websocket/websocket-core/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/websocket/parser/FrameParseCapture.java
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public class FrameParseCapture implements Parser.Listener
     {
         int count = 0;
         for(BaseFrame frame: frames) {
-            if (frame.getClass().isInstance(frameType))
+            if (frameType.isInstance(frame))
             {
                 count++;
             }