diff --git a/geomagio/Controller.py b/geomagio/Controller.py
index 7111ef576923149835b1d7146fad99ef34f0cb38..3305ecb683635b1e426134f3fbb518825ee2350d 100644
--- a/geomagio/Controller.py
+++ b/geomagio/Controller.py
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ def get_output_factory(args):
     elif output_type == "miniseed":
         # TODO: deal with other miniseed arguments
         locationcode = args.outlocationcode or args.locationcode or None
-        output_factory = edge.EdgeFactory(
+        output_factory = edge.MiniSeedFactory(
             host=args.output_host,
             port=args.output_read_port,
             write_port=args.output_port,
diff --git a/geomagio/edge/MiniSeedInputClient.py b/geomagio/edge/MiniSeedInputClient.py
index 906c37e32e2e4bd821c4696234c2dbce87b31394..0e6a20728718ab4adc9f2e653125fa3b66c99fdc 100644
--- a/geomagio/edge/MiniSeedInputClient.py
+++ b/geomagio/edge/MiniSeedInputClient.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class MiniSeedInputClient(object):
             attempts += 1
             try:
                 s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
-                s.connect(self.host, self.port)
+                s.connect((self.host, self.port))
                 break
             except socket.error as e:
                 if attempts >= max_attempts:
@@ -73,4 +73,4 @@ class MiniSeedInputClient(object):
         buf = io.BytesIO()
         stream.write(buf, format="MSEED")
         # send data
-        self.socket.sendall(buf)
+        self.socket.sendall(buf.read())