diff --git a/src/bin/proxmox-backup-proxy.rs b/src/bin/proxmox-backup-proxy.rs
index 793ba67d..fc773459 100644
--- a/src/bin/proxmox-backup-proxy.rs
+++ b/src/bin/proxmox-backup-proxy.rs
@@ -750,15 +750,11 @@ async fn command_reopen_logfiles() -> Result<(), Error> {
     // only care about the most recent daemon instance for each, proxy & api, as other older ones
     // should not respond to new requests anyway, but only finish their current one and then exit.
     let sock = server::our_ctrl_sock();
-    let f1 = server::send_command(sock, serde_json::json!({
-        "command": "api-access-log-reopen",
-    }));
+    let f1 = server::send_command(sock, "{\"command\":\"api-access-log-reopen\"}\n");
 
     let pid = server::read_pid(buildcfg::PROXMOX_BACKUP_API_PID_FN)?;
     let sock = server::ctrl_sock_from_pid(pid);
-    let f2 = server::send_command(sock, serde_json::json!({
-        "command": "api-access-log-reopen",
-    }));
+    let f2 = server::send_command(sock, "{\"command\":\"api-access-log-reopen\"}\n");
 
     match futures::join!(f1, f2) {
         (Err(e1), Err(e2)) => Err(format_err!("reopen commands failed, proxy: {}; api: {}", e1, e2)),
diff --git a/src/server/command_socket.rs b/src/server/command_socket.rs
index 89c77585..af41dd16 100644
--- a/src/server/command_socket.rs
+++ b/src/server/command_socket.rs
@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@ use anyhow::{bail, format_err, Error};
 
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::os::unix::io::AsRawFd;
-use std::path::PathBuf;
+use std::path::{PathBuf, Path};
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use futures::*;
 use tokio::net::UnixListener;
+use serde::Serialize;
 use serde_json::Value;
 use nix::sys::socket;
 
@@ -102,43 +103,47 @@ where
 }
 
 
-pub async fn send_command<P>(
-    path: P,
-    params: Value
-) -> Result<Value, Error>
-    where P: Into<PathBuf>,
+pub async fn send_command<P, T>(path: P, params: &T) -> Result<Value, Error>
+where
+    P: AsRef<Path>,
+    T: ?Sized + Serialize,
 {
-    let path: PathBuf = path.into();
+    let mut command_string = serde_json::to_string(params)?;
+    command_string.push('\n');
+    send_raw_command(path.as_ref(), &command_string).await
+}
 
-    tokio::net::UnixStream::connect(path)
+pub async fn send_raw_command<P>(path: P, command_string: &str) -> Result<Value, Error>
+where
+    P: AsRef<Path>,
+{
+    use tokio::io::{AsyncBufReadExt, AsyncWriteExt};
+
+    let mut conn = tokio::net::UnixStream::connect(path)
         .map_err(move |err| format_err!("control socket connect failed - {}", err))
-        .and_then(move |mut conn| {
+        .await?;
 
-            let mut command_string = params.to_string();
-            command_string.push('\n');
+    conn.write_all(command_string.as_bytes()).await?;
+    if !command_string.as_bytes().ends_with(b"\n") {
+        conn.write_all(b"\n").await?;
+    }
 
-            async move {
-                use tokio::io::{AsyncBufReadExt, AsyncWriteExt};
-
-                conn.write_all(command_string.as_bytes()).await?;
-                AsyncWriteExt::shutdown(&mut conn).await?;
-                let mut rx = tokio::io::BufReader::new(conn);
-                let mut data = String::new();
-                if rx.read_line(&mut data).await? == 0 {
-                    bail!("no response");
-                }
-                if let Some(res) = data.strip_prefix("OK: ") {
-                    match res.parse::<Value>() {
-                        Ok(v) => Ok(v),
-                        Err(err) => bail!("unable to parse json response - {}", err),
-                    }
-                } else if let Some(err) = data.strip_prefix("ERROR: ") {
-                    bail!("{}", err);
-                } else {
-                    bail!("unable to parse response: {}", data);
-                }
-            }
-        }).await
+    AsyncWriteExt::shutdown(&mut conn).await?;
+    let mut rx = tokio::io::BufReader::new(conn);
+    let mut data = String::new();
+    if rx.read_line(&mut data).await? == 0 {
+        bail!("no response");
+    }
+    if let Some(res) = data.strip_prefix("OK: ") {
+        match res.parse::<Value>() {
+            Ok(v) => Ok(v),
+            Err(err) => bail!("unable to parse json response - {}", err),
+        }
+    } else if let Some(err) = data.strip_prefix("ERROR: ") {
+        bail!("{}", err);
+    } else {
+        bail!("unable to parse response: {}", data);
+    }
 }
 
 /// A callback for a specific commando socket.
diff --git a/src/server/worker_task.rs b/src/server/worker_task.rs
index 6c5456c9..84019fef 100644
--- a/src/server/worker_task.rs
+++ b/src/server/worker_task.rs
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ pub async fn worker_is_active(upid: &UPID) -> Result<bool, Error> {
             "upid": upid.to_string(),
         },
     });
-    let status = super::send_command(sock, cmd).await?;
+    let status = super::send_command(sock, &cmd).await?;
 
     if let Some(active) = status.as_bool() {
         Ok(active)
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ pub async fn abort_worker(upid: UPID) -> Result<(), Error> {
             "upid": upid.to_string(),
         },
     });
-    super::send_command(sock, cmd).map_ok(|_| ()).await
+    super::send_command(sock, &cmd).map_ok(|_| ()).await
 }
 
 fn parse_worker_status_line(line: &str) -> Result<(String, UPID, Option<TaskState>), Error> {