diff --git a/main/utils.py b/main/utils.py
index 7c39a04..0d7bbb1 100644
--- a/main/utils.py
+++ b/main/utils.py
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ import settings
 
 def get_kerberos_principal(username):
     principal = u"{0}@{1}".format(username, settings.KERBEROS_REALM)
-    kadmin_query = u"-p {0} -w {1} -q 'get_principal {2}'".format(settings.KERBEROS_PASSWORD_CHANGING_PRINCIPAL,
-                                                                settings.KERBEROS_PASSWORD,
-                                                                principal)
-    p = Popen(['kadmin', kadmin_query], stdout=PIPE)
+    kadmin_query = u" -p '{0}' -w {1} -q 'get_principal {2}'".format(settings.KERBEROS_PASSWORD_CHANGING_PRINCIPAL,
+            settings.KERBEROS_PASSWORD,
+            principal)
+    p = Popen('kadmin' + kadmin_query, shell=True, stdout=PIPE, stderr=PIPE)
     output, error = p.communicate()
     if error:
         # Can not init with KDC?
@@ -29,11 +29,11 @@ def get_kerberos_principal(username):
 
 def set_kerberos_password(username, raw_password):
     principal = u"{0}@{1}".format(username, settings.KERBEROS_REALM)
-    kadmin_query = u"-p {0} -w {1} -q 'change_password {2} -pw {3}'".format(settings.KERBEROS_PASSWORD_CHANGING_PRINCIPAL,
-                                                                          settings.KERBEROS_PASSWORD,
-                                                                          principal,
-                                                                          raw_password)
-    p = Popen(['kadmin', kadmin_query], stdout=PIPE)
+    kadmin_query = u" -p {0} -w {1} -q 'change_password {2} -pw {3}'".format(settings.KERBEROS_PASSWORD_CHANGING_PRINCIPAL,
+            settings.KERBEROS_PASSWORD,
+            principal,
+            raw_password)
+    p = Popen('kadmin' + kadmin_query, shell=True, stdout=PIPE, stderr=PIPE)
     output, error = p.communicate()
     if error:
         # Can not init with KDC?
diff --git a/main/views.py b/main/views.py
index 4d016fb..e7e1dc3 100644
--- a/main/views.py
+++ b/main/views.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # coding: utf-8
-from datetime import datetime
+import datetime
 import simplejson as json
 
 from django.http import HttpResponse, HttpResponseRedirect
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ def profile(request):
 def client_status(request):
     krb5_principal = utils.get_kerberos_principal(request.user)
     if krb5_principal:
-        last_succ_auth = datetime.strptime(krb5_principal['Last successful authentication'],
-                                           '%a %b %m %H:%M:%S %Z %Y')
+        last_succ_auth = datetime.datetime.strptime(krb5_principal['Last successful authentication'],
+                                           '%a %b %d %H:%M:%S %Z %Y')
         status = { 'active' : True,
                    'last_successful_auth' : last_succ_auth.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S'),
                    'last_modified' : krb5_principal['Last modified'] }