diff --git a/synergy/client/command.py b/synergy/client/command.py
index f295caf..a4a7d44 100644
--- a/synergy/client/command.py
+++ b/synergy/client/command.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import json
 import requests
 
 __author__ = "Lisa Zangrando"
@@ -211,9 +212,12 @@ class Execute(HTTPCommand):
         super(Execute, self).__init__(name)
 
     def sendRequest(self, synergy_url, manager, command, args=None):
+        if args is None:
+            args = {}
+
         payload = {"manager": manager,
                    "command": command,
-                   "args": args}
+                   "args": json.dumps(args)}
 
         super(Execute, self).sendRequest(synergy_url + "/synergy/execute",
                                          payload)
diff --git a/synergy/service.py b/synergy/service.py
index 05bc820..dc5360a 100644
--- a/synergy/service.py
+++ b/synergy/service.py
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ except ImportError:
     from oslo.config import cfg
 
 from synergy.common import config
-from synergy.common import serializer
 from synergy.common import service
 from synergy.common import wsgi
 
@@ -242,7 +241,8 @@ class Synergy(service.Service):
 
         if query:
             parameters = parse_qs(query)
-            LOG.info(parameters)
+            LOG.debug("execute command: parameters=%s" % parameters)
+
             if "manager" in parameters:
                 manager_name = escape(parameters['manager'][0])
 
@@ -271,57 +271,12 @@ class Synergy(service.Service):
                     except Exception:
                         result = result.__dict__
 
-                LOG.info("command result %s" % result)
+                LOG.debug("execute command: result=%s" % result)
 
                 start_response("200 OK", [("Content-Type", "text/html")])
                 return ["%s" % json.dumps(result)]
             except Exception as ex:
-                LOG.info("executeCommand error: %s" % ex)
-                start_response("404 NOT FOUND",
-                               [("Content-Type", "text/plain")])
-                return ["error: %s" % ex]
-        else:
-            start_response("404 NOT FOUND", [("Content-Type", "text/plain")])
-            return ["manager %r not found!" % manager_name]
-
-    def executeCommand2(self, environ, start_response):
-        manager_name = None
-        command = None
-
-        synergySerializer = serializer.SynergySerializer()
-        query = environ.get("QUERY_STRING", None)
-        # LOG.info("QUERY_STRING %s" % query)
-        if query:
-            parameters = parse_qs(query)
-
-            if "manager" in parameters:
-                manager_name = escape(parameters['manager'][0])
-
-            if "command" in parameters:
-                command_string = escape(parameters['command'][0])
-                command_string = command_string.replace("'", "\"")
-                entity = json.loads(command_string)
-                command = synergySerializer.deserialize_entity(context=None,
-                                                               entity=entity)
-
-        if not query or not manager_name or not command:
-            start_response("404 NOT FOUND", [("Content-Type", "text/plain")])
-            return ["wrong query"]
-
-        if manager_name in self.managers:
-            manager = self.managers[manager_name]
-            try:
-                cmd_result = manager.execute(command=command.getName(),
-                                             **command.getParameters())
-                command.addResult("result", cmd_result)
-                result = synergySerializer.serialize_entity(context=None,
-                                                            entity=command)
-                # LOG.info("command result %s" % result)
-
-                start_response("200 OK", [("Content-Type", "text/html")])
-                return ["%s" % json.dumps(result)]
-            except Exception as ex:
-                LOG.info("executeCommand error: %s" % ex)
+                LOG.debug("execute command: error=%s" % ex)
                 start_response("404 NOT FOUND",
                                [("Content-Type", "text/plain")])
                 return ["error: %s" % ex]