diff --git a/cmd/barak/main.go b/cmd/barak/main.go
index 2c5e5085e..ca64e4176 100644
--- a/cmd/barak/main.go
+++ b/cmd/barak/main.go
@@ -5,21 +5,23 @@ package main
 // TODO: Nonrepudiable command log
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"errors"
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"reflect"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/wire"
 	. "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/cmd/barak/types"
 	. "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/common"
 	cfg "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/config"
 	pcm "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/process"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/rpc/server"
+	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/wire"
 )
 
 const BarakVersion = "0.0.1"
@@ -152,8 +154,13 @@ func StartProcess(wait bool, label string, execPath string, args []string, input
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Failed to create outputs dir: %v", err)
 	}
+	inFile := bytes.NewReader([]byte(input))
 	outPath := Fmt("%v/outputs/%v_%v.out", barak_.RootDir(), label, time.Now().Format("2006_01_02_15_04_05_MST"))
-	proc, err := pcm.Create(pcm.ProcessModeDaemon, label, execPath, args, input, outPath)
+	outFile, err := OpenAutoFile(outPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	proc, err := pcm.Create(label, execPath, args, inFile, outFile)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -161,7 +168,14 @@ func StartProcess(wait bool, label string, execPath string, args []string, input
 
 	if wait {
 		<-proc.WaitCh
-		output := pcm.ReadOutput(proc)
+
+		// read output from outPath
+		outputBytes, err := ioutil.ReadFile(outPath)
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Sprintf("ERROR READING OUTPUT: %v", err)
+		}
+		output := string(outputBytes)
+
 		// fmt.Println("Read output", output)
 		if proc.ExitState == nil {
 			return &ResponseStartProcess{
@@ -260,7 +274,7 @@ func ServeFileHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
 			http.Error(w, Fmt("Unknown process label: %v", path), 400)
 			return
 		}
-		path = proc.OutputPath
+		path = proc.OutputFile.(*os.File).Name()
 	}
 	file, err := os.Open(path)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/cmd/debora/main.go b/cmd/debora/main.go
index ce4984586..45a1b0c52 100644
--- a/cmd/debora/main.go
+++ b/cmd/debora/main.go
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 
 	acm "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/account"
-	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/wire"
 	btypes "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/cmd/barak/types"
 	. "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/common"
 	cfg "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/config"
+	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/wire"
 )
 
 func remoteNick(remote string) string {
@@ -268,7 +268,6 @@ func cliListProcesses(c *cli.Context) {
 						endTimeStr := proc.EndTime.String()
 						fmt.Printf(", stopped at %v\n", Yellow(endTimeStr))
 					}
-					fmt.Printf("     stdout/stderr goes to %v\n", proc.OutputPath)
 				}
 			}
 		}(remote)
diff --git a/process/process.go b/process/process.go
index 0d297432a..03b0a46c1 100644
--- a/process/process.go
+++ b/process/process.go
@@ -1,15 +1,11 @@
 package process
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"time"
-
-	. "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/common"
 )
 
 type Process struct {
@@ -19,39 +15,20 @@ type Process struct {
 	Pid        int
 	StartTime  time.Time
 	EndTime    time.Time
-	OutputPath string
 	Cmd        *exec.Cmd        `json:"-"`
 	ExitState  *os.ProcessState `json:"-"`
-	OutputFile *AutoFile        `json:"-"`
+	InputFile  io.Reader        `json:"-"`
+	OutputFile io.WriteCloser   `json:"-"`
 	WaitCh     chan struct{}    `json:"-"`
 }
 
-const (
-	ProcessModeStd = iota
-	ProcessModeDaemon
-)
-
 // execPath: command name
 // args: args to command. (should not include name)
-func Create(mode int, label string, execPath string, args []string, input string, outPath string) (*Process, error) {
-	outFile, err := OpenAutoFile(outPath)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
+func Create(label string, execPath string, args []string, inFile io.Reader, outFile io.WriteCloser) (*Process, error) {
 	cmd := exec.Command(execPath, args...)
-	switch mode {
-	case ProcessModeStd:
-		cmd.Stdout = io.MultiWriter(os.Stdout, outFile)
-		cmd.Stderr = io.MultiWriter(os.Stderr, outFile)
-		cmd.Stdin = nil
-	case ProcessModeDaemon:
-		cmd.Stdout = outFile
-		cmd.Stderr = outFile
-		cmd.Stdin = nil
-	}
-	if input != "" {
-		cmd.Stdin = bytes.NewReader([]byte(input))
-	}
+	cmd.Stdout = outFile
+	cmd.Stderr = outFile
+	cmd.Stdin = inFile
 	if err := cmd.Start(); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -61,9 +38,9 @@ func Create(mode int, label string, execPath string, args []string, input string
 		Args:       args,
 		Pid:        cmd.Process.Pid,
 		StartTime:  time.Now(),
-		OutputPath: outPath,
 		Cmd:        cmd,
 		ExitState:  nil,
+		InputFile:  inFile,
 		OutputFile: outFile,
 		WaitCh:     make(chan struct{}),
 	}
@@ -85,14 +62,6 @@ func Create(mode int, label string, execPath string, args []string, input string
 	return proc, nil
 }
 
-func ReadOutput(proc *Process) string {
-	output, err := ioutil.ReadFile(proc.OutputPath)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Sprintf("ERROR READING OUTPUT: %v", err)
-	}
-	return string(output)
-}
-
 func Stop(proc *Process, kill bool) error {
 	defer proc.OutputFile.Close()
 	if kill {