diff --git a/spring-web-reactive/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/codec/support/JacksonJsonEncoder.java b/spring-web-reactive/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/codec/support/JacksonJsonEncoder.java
index fc08cfd8786..81e317b1141 100644
--- a/spring-web-reactive/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/codec/support/JacksonJsonEncoder.java
+++ b/spring-web-reactive/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/codec/support/JacksonJsonEncoder.java
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ public class JacksonJsonEncoder extends AbstractEncoder<Object> {
 		else {
 			// array
 			Mono<DataBuffer> startArray = Mono.just(allocator.wrap(START_ARRAY_BUFFER));
-			Flux<DataBuffer> arraySeparators =
-					Flux.create(sub -> sub.onNext(allocator.wrap(SEPARATOR_BUFFER)));
+			Flux<DataBuffer> arraySeparators = Mono.just(allocator.wrap(SEPARATOR_BUFFER))
+			                                       .repeat();
 			Mono<DataBuffer> endArray = Mono.just(allocator.wrap(END_ARRAY_BUFFER));
 
 			Flux<DataBuffer> serializedObjects =
diff --git a/spring-web-reactive/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/buffer/support/DataBufferUtils.java b/spring-web-reactive/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/buffer/support/DataBufferUtils.java
index 28ce6781c09..2b0293f8eb2 100644
--- a/spring-web-reactive/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/buffer/support/DataBufferUtils.java
+++ b/spring-web-reactive/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/io/buffer/support/DataBufferUtils.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 import java.nio.channels.Channels;
 import java.nio.channels.ReadableByteChannel;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicLong;
+import java.util.function.BiFunction;
 import java.util.function.Consumer;
 
 import org.reactivestreams.Publisher;
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ import org.reactivestreams.Subscriber;
 import org.reactivestreams.Subscription;
 import reactor.core.publisher.Flux;
 import reactor.core.publisher.FluxSource;
-import reactor.core.subscriber.SubscriberWithContext;
+import reactor.core.publisher.GenerateOutput;
 
 import org.springframework.core.io.buffer.DataBuffer;
 import org.springframework.core.io.buffer.DataBufferAllocator;
@@ -83,8 +84,9 @@ public abstract class DataBufferUtils {
 		Assert.notNull(channel, "'channel' must not be null");
 		Assert.notNull(allocator, "'allocator' must not be null");
 
-		return Flux.create(new ReadableByteChannelConsumer(allocator, bufferSize),
-				subscriber -> channel, CLOSE_CONSUMER);
+		return Flux.generate(() -> channel,
+				new ReadableByteChannelGenerator(allocator, bufferSize),
+				CLOSE_CONSUMER);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -172,24 +174,25 @@ public abstract class DataBufferUtils {
 		}
 	}
 
-	private static class ReadableByteChannelConsumer
-			implements Consumer<SubscriberWithContext<DataBuffer, ReadableByteChannel>> {
+	private static class ReadableByteChannelGenerator
+			implements BiFunction<ReadableByteChannel, GenerateOutput<DataBuffer>,
+			ReadableByteChannel> {
 
 		private final DataBufferAllocator allocator;
 
 		private final int chunkSize;
 
-		public ReadableByteChannelConsumer(DataBufferAllocator allocator, int chunkSize) {
+		public ReadableByteChannelGenerator(DataBufferAllocator allocator, int chunkSize) {
 			this.allocator = allocator;
 			this.chunkSize = chunkSize;
 		}
 
 		@Override
-		public void accept(SubscriberWithContext<DataBuffer, ReadableByteChannel> sub) {
+		public ReadableByteChannel apply(ReadableByteChannel
+				channel, GenerateOutput<DataBuffer>	sub) {
 			try {
 				ByteBuffer byteBuffer = ByteBuffer.allocate(chunkSize);
 				int read;
-				ReadableByteChannel channel = sub.context();
 				if ((read = channel.read(byteBuffer)) > 0) {
 					byteBuffer.flip();
 					boolean release = true;
@@ -212,6 +215,7 @@ public abstract class DataBufferUtils {
 			catch (IOException ex) {
 				sub.onError(ex);
 			}
+			return channel;
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/spring-web-reactive/src/test/java/org/springframework/http/server/reactive/ChannelSendOperatorTests.java b/spring-web-reactive/src/test/java/org/springframework/http/server/reactive/ChannelSendOperatorTests.java
index 70fdc8b20f6..d5ce4dc018f 100644
--- a/spring-web-reactive/src/test/java/org/springframework/http/server/reactive/ChannelSendOperatorTests.java
+++ b/spring-web-reactive/src/test/java/org/springframework/http/server/reactive/ChannelSendOperatorTests.java
@@ -108,13 +108,14 @@ public class ChannelSendOperatorTests {
 	@Test
 	public void errorAfterMultipleItems() throws Exception {
 		IllegalStateException error = new IllegalStateException("boo");
-		Flux<String> publisher = Flux.create(subscriber -> {
-			int i = subscriber.context().incrementAndGet();
+		Flux<String> publisher = Flux.generate(() -> 0, (idx , subscriber) -> {
+			int i = ++idx;
 			subscriber.onNext(String.valueOf(i));
 			if (i == 3) {
 				subscriber.onError(error);
 			}
-		}, subscriber -> new AtomicInteger());
+			return i;
+		});
 		Mono<Void> completion = publisher.as(this::sendOperator);
 		Signal<Void> signal = completion.materialize().get();