diff --git a/app/Generator/Chart/Category/ChartJsCategoryChartGenerator.php b/app/Generator/Chart/Category/ChartJsCategoryChartGenerator.php
index 6d26478e21..c5ff681ca1 100644
--- a/app/Generator/Chart/Category/ChartJsCategoryChartGenerator.php
+++ b/app/Generator/Chart/Category/ChartJsCategoryChartGenerator.php
@@ -25,8 +25,9 @@ class ChartJsCategoryChartGenerator implements CategoryChartGenerator
     {
 
         // language:
-        $language = Preferences::get('language', 'en')->data;
-        $format   = Config::get('firefly.' . $dateFormat . '.' . $language);
+        //$language = Preferences::get('language', 'en')->data;
+
+        //$format   = Config::get('firefly.' . $dateFormat . '.' . $language);
 
         $data = [
             'count'    => 2,
@@ -44,9 +45,9 @@ class ChartJsCategoryChartGenerator implements CategoryChartGenerator
         ];
 
         foreach ($entries as $entry) {
-            $data['labels'][] = $entry[0]->formatLocalized($format);
-            $spent            = round($entry[1], 2);
-            $earned           = round($entry[2], 2);
+            $data['labels'][] = $entry[1];//$entry[0]->formatLocalized($format);
+            $spent            = round($entry[2], 2);
+            $earned           = round($entry[3], 2);
 
             $data['datasets'][0]['data'][] = $spent == 0 ? null : $spent * -1;
             $data['datasets'][1]['data'][] = $earned == 0 ? null : $earned;
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Chart/CategoryController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Chart/CategoryController.php
index 09d120183a..52e9d1fa4b 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Chart/CategoryController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Chart/CategoryController.php
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@ class CategoryController extends Controller
             $currentEnd = Navigation::endOfPeriod($start, $range);
             $spent      = $repository->spentInPeriod($category, $start, $currentEnd);
             $earned     = $repository->earnedInPeriod($category, $start, $currentEnd);
-            $entries->push([clone $start, $spent, $earned]);
+            $date       = Navigation::periodShow($start, $range);
+            $entries->push([clone $start, $date, $spent, $earned]);
             $start = Navigation::addPeriod($start, $range, 0);
         }
 
@@ -148,7 +149,8 @@ class CategoryController extends Controller
         while ($start <= $end) {
             $spent  = $repository->spentOnDaySumCorrected($category, $start);
             $earned = $repository->earnedOnDaySumCorrected($category, $start);
-            $entries->push([clone $start, $spent, $earned]);
+            $date       = Navigation::periodShow($start, '1D');
+            $entries->push([clone $start, $date, $spent, $earned]);
             $start->addDay();
         }