diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index dbbdefb..19388c9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ bookkeeper <action> <accounts file> <transactions file>
 action can be one of the following:
 - check    : checks data
 - balance  : creates a balance sheet on STDOUT (Format: PDF)
-- journal  : creates a journal on STDOUT (Format: Markdown)
+- journal  : creates a journal on STDOUT (Format: Text)
 - mwst1    : create VAT report (1st to 4th quarter)
   mwst2      on STDOUT
   mwst3 
diff --git a/bookkeeper.go b/bookkeeper.go
index 3c64ca1..75f4411 100644
--- a/bookkeeper.go
+++ b/bookkeeper.go
@@ -728,33 +728,40 @@ func usage() {
 	os.Exit(1)
 }
 
+func readData(accountdatafile string, transactiondatafile string) {
+	readAccountData(accountdatafile)
+	readTransactionData(transactiondatafile)
+	profit = calculateProfit()
+}
+
 func main() {
 	if len(os.Args) != 4 {
 		usage()
 	}
 
-	readAccountData(os.Args[2])
-	readTransactionData(os.Args[3])
-	profit = calculateProfit()
-
 	//fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr,"accounts: %#v\n", accounts)
 	//fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr,"transactions: %#v\n", transactions)
 	//fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr,"account_balance: %#v\n", account_balance)
 
 	switch action := os.Args[1]; action {
 	case "check":
-		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "Check Data")
+		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "INFO: Data is checked by reading it...")
+		readData(os.Args[2], os.Args[3])
 	case "balance":
 		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "INFO: Create Balance Sheet")
+		readData(os.Args[2], os.Args[3])
 		createBalanceSheet()
 	case "journal":
 		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "INFO: Create Journal")
+		readData(os.Args[2], os.Args[3])
 		outputJournal()
 	case "mwst1", "mwst2", "mwst3", "mwst4":
 		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "INFO: Create Mwst Quarterly Report")
+		readData(os.Args[2], os.Args[3])
 		outputMwst(action)
 	case "new_year":
 		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "INFO: Create New Year")
+		readData(os.Args[2], os.Args[3])
 		outputNewYear()
 	default:
 		usage()