diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 796c066c6e..c3975fa3c5 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ group = 'io.reactivex.rxjava2'
 description = 'RxJava: Reactive Extensions for the JVM – a library for composing asynchronous and event-based programs using observable sequences for the Java VM.'
 
 apply plugin: 'java'
-// apply plugin: 'pmd'
-apply plugin: 'findbugs'
+// apply plugin: 'pmd'  // disabled because runs out of memory on Travis
+// apply plugin: 'findbugs'  // disabled because runs out of memory on Travis
 apply plugin: 'checkstyle'
 apply plugin: 'jacoco'
 apply plugin: 'ru.vyarus.animalsniffer'
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ checkstyle {
     ignoreFailures = true
 }
 
+/*
 findbugs {
     ignoreFailures true
     toolVersion = '3.0.1'
@@ -140,4 +141,4 @@ findbugsMain {
         xml.enabled = true
     }
 }
-
+*/
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/reactivex/internal/operators/flowable/FlowableRefCount.java b/src/main/java/io/reactivex/internal/operators/flowable/FlowableRefCount.java
index 28bec338b3..9f6da012bc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/reactivex/internal/operators/flowable/FlowableRefCount.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/reactivex/internal/operators/flowable/FlowableRefCount.java
@@ -33,33 +33,35 @@
 public final class FlowableRefCount<T> extends AbstractFlowableWithUpstream<T, T> {
     final ConnectableFlowable<? extends T> source;
     volatile CompositeDisposable baseSubscription = new CompositeDisposable();
-    final AtomicInteger subscriptionCount = new AtomicInteger(0);
+    final AtomicInteger subscriptionCount = new AtomicInteger();
 
     /**
      * Use this lock for every subscription and disconnect action.
      */
     final ReentrantLock lock = new ReentrantLock();
 
-    final class ConnectionSubscriber implements Subscriber<T>, Subscription {
+    final class ConnectionSubscriber
+    extends AtomicReference<Subscription>
+    implements Subscriber<T>, Subscription {
+        /** */
+        private static final long serialVersionUID = 152064694420235350L;
         final Subscriber<? super T> subscriber;
         final CompositeDisposable currentBase;
         final Disposable resource;
 
-        Subscription s;
+        final AtomicLong requested;
 
         ConnectionSubscriber(Subscriber<? super T> subscriber,
                 CompositeDisposable currentBase, Disposable resource) {
             this.subscriber = subscriber;
             this.currentBase = currentBase;
             this.resource = resource;
+            this.requested = new AtomicLong();
         }
 
         @Override
         public void onSubscribe(Subscription s) {
-            if (SubscriptionHelper.validate(this.s, s)) {
-                this.s = s;
-                subscriber.onSubscribe(this);
-            }
+            SubscriptionHelper.deferredSetOnce(this, requested, s);
         }
 
         @Override
@@ -81,12 +83,12 @@ public void onComplete() {
 
         @Override
         public void request(long n) {
-            s.request(n);
+            SubscriptionHelper.deferredRequest(this, requested, n);
         }
 
         @Override
         public void cancel() {
-            s.cancel();
+            SubscriptionHelper.cancel(this);
             resource.dispose();
         }
 
@@ -173,9 +175,10 @@ void doSubscribe(final Subscriber<? super T> subscriber, final CompositeDisposab
         // handle unsubscribing from the base subscription
         Disposable d = disconnect(currentBase);
 
-        ConnectionSubscriber s = new ConnectionSubscriber(subscriber, currentBase, d);
+        ConnectionSubscriber connection = new ConnectionSubscriber(subscriber, currentBase, d);
+        subscriber.onSubscribe(connection);
 
-        source.subscribe(s);
+        source.subscribe(connection);
     }
 
     private Disposable disconnect(final CompositeDisposable current) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/reactivex/internal/operators/observable/ObservableRefCount.java b/src/main/java/io/reactivex/internal/operators/observable/ObservableRefCount.java
index 0238553b36..5e7516f2ac 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/reactivex/internal/operators/observable/ObservableRefCount.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/reactivex/internal/operators/observable/ObservableRefCount.java
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ public void subscribeActual(final Observer<? super T> subscriber) {
 
     }
 
-    private Consumer<Disposable> onSubscribe(final Observer<? super T> subscriber,
+    private Consumer<Disposable> onSubscribe(final Observer<? super T> observer,
             final AtomicBoolean writeLocked) {
         return  new Consumer<Disposable>() {
             @Override
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ public void accept(Disposable subscription) {
                 try {
                     baseSubscription.add(subscription);
                     // ready to subscribe to source so do it
-                    doSubscribe(subscriber, baseSubscription);
+                    doSubscribe(observer, baseSubscription);
                 } finally {
                     // release the write lock
                     lock.unlock();
@@ -105,11 +105,12 @@ public void accept(Disposable subscription) {
         };
     }
 
-    void doSubscribe(final Observer<? super T> subscriber, final CompositeDisposable currentBase) {
+    void doSubscribe(final Observer<? super T> observer, final CompositeDisposable currentBase) {
         // handle unsubscribing from the base subscription
         Disposable d = disconnect(currentBase);
 
-        ConnectionSubscriber s = new ConnectionSubscriber(subscriber, currentBase, d);
+        ConnectionSubscriber s = new ConnectionSubscriber(observer, currentBase, d);
+        observer.onSubscribe(s);
 
         source.subscribe(s);
     }
@@ -135,13 +136,16 @@ public void run() {
         });
     }
 
-    final class ConnectionSubscriber implements Observer<T>, Disposable {
+    final class ConnectionSubscriber
+    extends AtomicReference<Disposable>
+    implements Observer<T>, Disposable {
+        /** */
+        private static final long serialVersionUID = 3813126992133394324L;
+
         final Observer<? super T> subscriber;
         final CompositeDisposable currentBase;
         final Disposable resource;
 
-        Disposable s;
-
         ConnectionSubscriber(Observer<? super T> subscriber,
                 CompositeDisposable currentBase, Disposable resource) {
             this.subscriber = subscriber;
@@ -151,10 +155,7 @@ final class ConnectionSubscriber implements Observer<T>, Disposable {
 
         @Override
         public void onSubscribe(Disposable s) {
-            if (DisposableHelper.validate(this.s, s)) {
-                this.s = s;
-                subscriber.onSubscribe(this);
-            }
+            DisposableHelper.setOnce(this, s);
         }
 
         @Override
@@ -176,13 +177,13 @@ public void onComplete() {
 
         @Override
         public void dispose() {
-            s.dispose();
+            DisposableHelper.dispose(this);
             resource.dispose();
         }
 
         @Override
         public boolean isDisposed() {
-            return s.isDisposed();
+            return DisposableHelper.isDisposed(get());
         }
 
         void cleanup() {
diff --git a/src/test/java/io/reactivex/internal/operators/observable/ObservableWindowWithSizeTest.java b/src/test/java/io/reactivex/internal/operators/observable/ObservableWindowWithSizeTest.java
index 24dd7f61b3..1593b39039 100644
--- a/src/test/java/io/reactivex/internal/operators/observable/ObservableWindowWithSizeTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/io/reactivex/internal/operators/observable/ObservableWindowWithSizeTest.java
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ public void accept(Integer t1) {
                         if (count.incrementAndGet() == 500000) {
                             // give it a small break halfway through
                             try {
-                                Thread.sleep(1);
+                                Thread.sleep(5);
                             } catch (InterruptedException ex) {
                                 // ignored
                             }