diff --git a/accounting/__init__.py b/accounting/__init__.py
index 35910a9..ad8bf42 100644
--- a/accounting/__init__.py
+++ b/accounting/__init__.py
@@ -96,23 +96,23 @@ class Ledger:
 
         return output
 
-    def send_command(self, p, command):
-        # TODO: Should be extended to handle the locking and return the output
-        _bytes = p.stdin.write(command + b'\n')
-        p.stdin.flush()
-
-        return _bytes
-
-    def bal(self):
+    def send_command(self, command):
         output = None
 
         with self.locked_process() as p:
-            _log.debug('aquired process lock')
-            self.send_command(p, b'bal --format "%A|%t\\\\n"')
-            _log.debug('sent command')
+            if isinstance(command, str):
+                command = command.encode('utf8')
+
+            p.stdin.write(command + b'\n')
+            p.stdin.flush()
 
             output = self.read_until_prompt(p)
 
+            return output
+
+    def bal(self):
+        output = self.send_command('bal --format "%A|%t\\\\n"')
+
         if output is None:
             raise RuntimeError('bal call returned no output')
 
@@ -129,13 +129,7 @@ class Ledger:
         return accounts
 
     def reg(self):
-        output = None
-
-        with self.locked_process() as p:
-            _log.debug('aquired process lock')
-            self.send_command(p, b'xml')
-
-            output = self.read_until_prompt(p)
+        output = self.send_command( 'xml')
 
         if output is None:
             raise RuntimeError('reg call returned no output')
diff --git a/accounting/web.py b/accounting/web.py
index 4bc2ed7..4b15542 100644
--- a/accounting/web.py
+++ b/accounting/web.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class AccountingEncoder(json.JSONEncoder):
             )
         elif isinstance(o, Transaction):
             return dict(
-                date=o.date,
+                date=o.date.strftime('%Y-%m-%d'),
                 payee=o.payee,
                 postings=o.postings
             )
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ def register_report():
 
 
 def main():
-    app.run(debug=True)
+    app.run(host=app.config['HOST'], port=app.config['PORT'])
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     main()