diff --git a/lib/connection.js b/lib/connection.js
index 6584c871d..8ca279dd4 100644
--- a/lib/connection.js
+++ b/lib/connection.js
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ Connection.prototype.execute = function(config, more) {
   this._send(0x45, more);
 };
 
-var emptyBuffer = Buffer(0);
+var emptyBuffer = new Buffer(0);
 
 Connection.prototype.flush = function() {
   //0x48 = 'H'
diff --git a/test/buffer-list.js b/test/buffer-list.js
index 3aa245521..6ee22ab7f 100644
--- a/test/buffer-list.js
+++ b/test/buffer-list.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ p.add = function(buffer, front) {
 };
 
 p.addInt16 = function(val, front) {
-  return this.add(Buffer([(val >>> 8),(val >>> 0)]),front);
+  return this.add(new Buffer([(val >>> 8), (val >>> 0)]), front);
 };
 
 p.getByteLength = function(initial) {
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ p.getByteLength = function(initial) {
 };
 
 p.addInt32 = function(val, first) {
-  return this.add(Buffer([
+  return this.add(new Buffer([
     (val >>> 24 & 0xFF),
     (val >>> 16 & 0xFF),
     (val >>> 8 & 0xFF),
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ p.addCString = function(val, front) {
 };
 
 p.addChar = function(char, first) {
-  return this.add(Buffer(char,'utf8'), first);
+  return this.add(new Buffer(char, 'utf8'), first);
 };
 
 p.join = function(appendLength, char) {
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ p.join = function(appendLength, char) {
     this.addChar(char, true);
     length++;
   }
-  var result = Buffer(length);
+  var result = new Buffer(length);
   var index = 0;
   this.buffers.forEach(function(buffer) {
     buffer.copy(result, index, 0);
diff --git a/test/test-buffers.js b/test/test-buffers.js
index ddb6ba637..bb29453a9 100644
--- a/test/test-buffers.js
+++ b/test/test-buffers.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ require(__dirname+'/test-helper');
 var buffers = {};
 buffers.readyForQuery = function() {
   return new BufferList()
-    .add(Buffer('I'))
+    .add(new Buffer('I'))
     .join(true,'Z');
 };
 
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ buffers.authenticationCleartextPassword = function() {
 buffers.authenticationMD5Password = function() {
   return new BufferList()
     .addInt32(5)
-    .add(Buffer([1,2,3,4]))
+    .add(new Buffer([1, 2, 3, 4]))
     .join(true, 'R');
 };
 
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ var errorOrNotice = function(fields) {
     buf.addChar(field.type);
     buf.addCString(field.value);
   });
-  return buf.add(Buffer([0]));//terminator
+  return buf.add(new Buffer([0]));//terminator
 }
 
 buffers.parseComplete = function() {
diff --git a/test/unit/client/md5-password-tests.js b/test/unit/client/md5-password-tests.js
index bd5ca46f0..a04a4280f 100644
--- a/test/unit/client/md5-password-tests.js
+++ b/test/unit/client/md5-password-tests.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ require(__dirname + '/test-helper');
 test('md5 authentication', function() {
   var client = createClient();
   client.password = "!";
-  var salt = Buffer([1, 2, 3, 4]);
+  var salt = new Buffer([1, 2, 3, 4]);
   client.connection.emit('authenticationMD5Password', {salt: salt});
 
   test('responds', function() {
diff --git a/test/unit/connection/inbound-parser-tests.js b/test/unit/connection/inbound-parser-tests.js
index 55d71d579..c951283bb 100644
--- a/test/unit/connection/inbound-parser-tests.js
+++ b/test/unit/connection/inbound-parser-tests.js
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ test('Connection', function() {
   testForMessage(plainPasswordBuffer, expectedPlainPasswordMessage);
   var msg = testForMessage(md5PasswordBuffer, expectedMD5PasswordMessage);
   test('md5 has right salt', function() {
-    assert.equalBuffers(msg.salt, Buffer([1,2,3,4]));
+    assert.equalBuffers(msg.salt, new Buffer([1, 2, 3, 4]));
   });
   testForMessage(paramStatusBuffer, expectedParameterStatusMessage);
   testForMessage(backendKeyDataBuffer, expectedBackendKeyDataMessage);
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ test('Connection', function() {
   });
 
   test("no data message", function() {
-    testForMessage(Buffer([0x6e, 0, 0, 0, 4]), {
+    testForMessage(new Buffer([0x6e, 0, 0, 0, 4]), {
       name: 'noData'
     });
   });
diff --git a/test/unit/connection/outbound-sending-tests.js b/test/unit/connection/outbound-sending-tests.js
index 3dde8a3cb..0fc77edad 100644
--- a/test/unit/connection/outbound-sending-tests.js
+++ b/test/unit/connection/outbound-sending-tests.js
@@ -104,12 +104,12 @@ test('bind messages', function() {
       .addInt16(0)
       .addInt16(4)
       .addInt32(1)
-      .add(Buffer("1"))
+      .add(new Buffer("1"))
       .addInt32(2)
-      .add(Buffer("hi"))
+      .add(new Buffer("hi"))
       .addInt32(-1)
       .addInt32(4)
-      .add(Buffer('zing'))
+      .add(new Buffer('zing'))
       .addInt16(0)
       .join(true, 'B');
     assert.received(stream, expectedBuffer);
@@ -132,9 +132,9 @@ test('with named statement, portal, and buffer value', function() {
     .addInt16(1)//binary
     .addInt16(4)
     .addInt32(1)
-    .add(Buffer("1"))
+    .add(new Buffer("1"))
     .addInt32(2)
-    .add(Buffer("hi"))
+    .add(new Buffer("hi"))
     .addInt32(-1)
     .addInt32(4)
     .add(new Buffer('zing', 'UTF-8'))