diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-sock/compare.c b/servers/slapd/back-sock/compare.c
index 69c5250d9f8630ea0afab215686d5e307107d523..bb02fae58474f8f8ad3a893c7f7f826fa402208c 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-sock/compare.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-sock/compare.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 
 #include "slap.h"
 #include "back-sock.h"
+#include "ldif.h"
 
 int
 sock_back_compare(
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ sock_back_compare(
 	AttributeDescription *entry = slap_schema.si_ad_entry;
 	Entry e;
 	FILE			*fp;
+	char *text;
 
 	e.e_id = NOID;
 	e.e_name = op->o_req_dn;
@@ -60,21 +62,23 @@ sock_back_compare(
 		return( -1 );
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * FIX ME:  This should use LDIF routines so that binary
-	 *	values are properly dealt with
-	 */
-
 	/* write out the request to the compare process */
 	fprintf( fp, "COMPARE\n" );
 	fprintf( fp, "msgid: %ld\n", (long) op->o_msgid );
 	sock_print_conn( fp, op->o_conn, si );
 	sock_print_suffixes( fp, op->o_bd );
 	fprintf( fp, "dn: %s\n", op->o_req_dn.bv_val );
-	fprintf( fp, "%s: %s\n\n",
-		op->oq_compare.rs_ava->aa_desc->ad_cname.bv_val,
-		op->oq_compare.rs_ava->aa_value.bv_val /* could be binary! */ );
-	fclose( fp );
+	/* could be binary */
+	text = ldif_put_wrap( LDIF_PUT_VALUE,
+		op->orc_ava->aa_desc->ad_cname.bv_val,
+		op->orc_ava->aa_value.bv_val,
+		op->orc_ava->aa_value.bv_len, LDIF_LINE_WIDTH_MAX );
+	if ( text ) {
+		fprintf( fp, "%s\n", text );
+		ber_memfree( text );
+	} else {
+		fprintf( fp, "\n\n" );
+	}
 
 	/* read in the result and send it along */
 	sock_read_and_send_results( op, rs, fp );
diff --git a/servers/slapd/back-sock/modify.c b/servers/slapd/back-sock/modify.c
index 82c8e73aa51d5812238c3fd03158c6f9721746a1..0b445ddc8148c5e61b74fc1aacc2717b6562e62f 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/back-sock/modify.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/back-sock/modify.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 
 #include "slap.h"
 #include "back-sock.h"
+#include "ldif.h"
 
 int
 sock_back_modify(
@@ -72,8 +73,6 @@ sock_back_modify(
 	for ( ; ml != NULL; ml = ml->sml_next ) {
 		mod = &ml->sml_mod;
 
-		/* FIXME: should use LDIF routines to deal with binary data */
-
 		switch ( mod->sm_op ) {
 		case LDAP_MOD_ADD:
 			fprintf( fp, "add: %s\n", mod->sm_desc->ad_cname.bv_val );
@@ -90,8 +89,16 @@ sock_back_modify(
 
 		if( mod->sm_values != NULL ) {
 			for ( i = 0; mod->sm_values[i].bv_val != NULL; i++ ) {
-				fprintf( fp, "%s: %s\n", mod->sm_desc->ad_cname.bv_val,
-					mod->sm_values[i].bv_val /* binary! */ );
+				char *text = ldif_put_wrap( LDIF_PUT_VALUE,
+					mod->sm_desc->ad_cname.bv_val,
+					mod->sm_values[i].bv_val,
+					mod->sm_values[i].bv_len, LDIF_LINE_WIDTH_MAX );
+				if ( text ) {
+					fprintf( fp, "%s", text );
+					ber_memfree( text );
+				} else {
+					break;
+				}
 			}
 		}