diff --git a/src/opnsense/scripts/system/list_interrupts.py b/src/opnsense/scripts/system/list_interrupts.py
index 296bad351..e5f770da7 100755
--- a/src/opnsense/scripts/system/list_interrupts.py
+++ b/src/opnsense/scripts/system/list_interrupts.py
@@ -28,38 +28,32 @@
     --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     list device interrupts stats
 """
-import tempfile
 import subprocess
-import os
 import sys
 import ujson
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     result = dict()
-    with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile() as output_stream:
-        subprocess.call(['/usr/bin/vmstat', '-i'], stdout=output_stream, stderr=open(os.devnull, 'wb'))
-        output_stream.seek(0)
-
-        intf = None
-        interrupts = dict()
-        interrupt_map = dict()
-        for line in output_stream:
-            line = line.decode()
-            if line.find(':') > -1:
-                intrp = line.split(':')[0].strip()
-                parts = ':'.join(line.split(':')[1:]).split()
-                interrupts[intrp] = {'devices': [], 'total': None, 'rate': None}
-                for part in parts:
-                    if not part.isdigit():
-                        interrupts[intrp]['devices'].append(part)
-                        devnm = part.split(':')[0]
-                        if devnm not in interrupt_map:
-                            interrupt_map[devnm] = list()
-                        interrupt_map[devnm].append(intrp)
-                    elif interrupts[intrp]['total'] is None:
-                        interrupts[intrp]['total'] = int(part)
-                    else:
-                        interrupts[intrp]['rate'] = int(part)
+    sp = subprocess.run(['/usr/bin/vmstat', '-i'], capture_output=True, text=True)
+    intf = None
+    interrupts = dict()
+    interrupt_map = dict()
+    for line in sp.stdout.split("\n"):
+        if line.find(':') > -1:
+            intrp = line.split(':')[0].strip()
+            parts = ':'.join(line.split(':')[1:]).split()
+            interrupts[intrp] = {'devices': [], 'total': None, 'rate': None}
+            for part in parts:
+                if not part.isdigit():
+                    interrupts[intrp]['devices'].append(part)
+                    devnm = part.split(':')[0]
+                    if devnm not in interrupt_map:
+                        interrupt_map[devnm] = list()
+                    interrupt_map[devnm].append(intrp)
+                elif interrupts[intrp]['total'] is None:
+                    interrupts[intrp]['total'] = int(part)
+                else:
+                    interrupts[intrp]['rate'] = int(part)
         result['interrupts'] = interrupts # interrupts as reported by vmstat
         result['interrupt_map'] = interrupt_map # link device to interrupt
 
diff --git a/src/opnsense/scripts/system/ssl_ciphers.py b/src/opnsense/scripts/system/ssl_ciphers.py
index a02c545c9..648ab5b5d 100755
--- a/src/opnsense/scripts/system/ssl_ciphers.py
+++ b/src/opnsense/scripts/system/ssl_ciphers.py
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
     --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     return all available ciphers
 """
-import tempfile
 import subprocess
 import os
 import sys
@@ -45,18 +44,16 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
                 rfc5246[row[0]] = {'description': row[1]}
 
     result = {}
-    with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile() as output_stream:
-        subprocess.call(['/usr/local/bin/openssl', 'ciphers', '-V'], stdout=output_stream, stderr=open(os.devnull, 'wb'))
-        output_stream.seek(0)
-        for line in output_stream:
-            parts = line.decode().strip().split()
-            if len(parts) > 1:
-                cipher_id = parts[0]
-                cipher_key = parts[2]
-                item = {'version': parts[3], 'id': cipher_id, 'description': ''}
-                for part in parts[4:]:
-                    item[part.split('=')[0]] = part.split('=')[-1]
-                if cipher_id in rfc5246:
-                    item['description'] = rfc5246[cipher_id]['description']
-                result[cipher_key] = item
+    sp = subprocess.run(['/usr/local/bin/openssl', 'ciphers', '-V'], capture_output=True, text=True)
+    for line in sp.stdout.split("\n"):
+        parts = line.strip().split()
+        if len(parts) > 1:
+            cipher_id = parts[0]
+            cipher_key = parts[2]
+            item = {'version': parts[3], 'id': cipher_id, 'description': ''}
+            for part in parts[4:]:
+                item[part.split('=')[0]] = part.split('=')[-1]
+            if cipher_id in rfc5246:
+                item['description'] = rfc5246[cipher_id]['description']
+            result[cipher_key] = item
     print (ujson.dumps(result))