diff --git a/src/application/controllers/Backend_api.php b/src/application/controllers/Backend_api.php
index 1bb77d2d..df45d372 100644
--- a/src/application/controllers/Backend_api.php
+++ b/src/application/controllers/Backend_api.php
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ class Backend_api extends CI_Controller {
 
             // :: SAVE CUSTOMER CHANGES TO DATABASE
             if (isset($_POST['customer_data'])) {
-                $customer = json_decode(stripcslashes($_POST['customer_data']), true);
+                $customer = json_decode($_POST['customer_data'], true);
 
                 $REQUIRED_PRIV = (!isset($customer['id']))
                         ? $this->privileges[PRIV_CUSTOMERS]['add']
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ class Backend_api extends CI_Controller {
 
         	// :: SAVE APPOINTMENT CHANGES TO DATABASE
             if (isset($_POST['appointment_data'])) {
-                $appointment = json_decode(stripcslashes($_POST['appointment_data']), true);
+                $appointment = json_decode($_POST['appointment_data'], true);
 
                 $REQUIRED_PRIV = (!isset($appointment['id']))
                         ? $this->privileges[PRIV_APPOINTMENTS]['add']
diff --git a/src/application/language/italian/translations_lang.php b/src/application/language/italian/translations_lang.php
index 414d614d..2b243e8d 100644
--- a/src/application/language/italian/translations_lang.php
+++ b/src/application/language/italian/translations_lang.php
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ $lang['step_four_title'] = 'Conferma appuntamento';
 $lang['confirm'] = 'Conferma';
 $lang['update'] = 'Aggiorna';
 $lang['cancel_appointment_hint'] = 'Clicca sul bottone "Cancella" per rimuovere l\'appuntamento dalla pianificazione aziendale.';
-$lang['cancel'] = 'Cancella';
+$lang['cancel'] = 'Annulla';
 $lang['appointment_registered'] = 'Il tuo appuntamento è stato registrato con successo!';
 $lang['cancel_appointment_title'] = 'Cancella appuntamento';
 $lang['appointment_cancelled'] = 'Il tuo appuntamento è stato cancellato con successo!';
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ $lang['reload_appointments_hint'] = 'Ricarica gli appuntamenti a calendario.';
 $lang['trigger_google_sync_hint'] = 'Avvia il processo di sincronizzazione con Google Calendar.';
 $lang['appointment_updated'] = 'Appuntamento aggiornato con successo!';
 $lang['undo'] = 'Annulla';
-$lang['cancel'] = 'Cancella';
+$lang['cancel'] = 'Annulla';
 $lang['appointment_details_changed'] = 'I dettagli dell\'appuntamento sono cambiati.';
 $lang['appointment_changes_saved'] = 'Le modifiche all\'appuntamento sono state salvate con successo!';
 $lang['save'] = 'Salva';
diff --git a/src/application/views/backend/calendar.php b/src/application/views/backend/calendar.php
index 56c5259f..1e6d75a2 100644
--- a/src/application/views/backend/calendar.php
+++ b/src/application/views/backend/calendar.php
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@
 
                             <div class="form-group">
                                 <label for="select-provider" class="col-sm-3 control-label"><?php echo $this->lang->line('provider'); ?> *</label>
-                                <div class="col-md-7">
+                                <div class="col-sm-7">
                                     <select id="select-provider" class="required form-control"></select>
                                 </div>
                             </div>
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@
                                     <div class="form-group">
                                         <label for="address" class="control-label col-sm-3">
                                             <?php echo $this->lang->line('address'); ?></label>
-                                        <div class="col-md-8">
+                                        <div class="col-sm-8">
                                             <input type="text" id="address" class="form-control" />
                                         </div>
                                     </div>
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@
                                     <div class="form-group">
                                         <label for="city" class="control-label col-sm-3">
                                             <?php echo $this->lang->line('city'); ?></label>
-                                        <div class="col-md-8">
+                                        <div class="col-sm-8">
                                             <input type="text" id="city" class="form-control" />
                                         </div>
                                     </div>
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@
                                     <div class="form-group">
                                         <label for="zip-code" class="control-label col-sm-3">
                                             <?php echo $this->lang->line('zip_code'); ?></label>
-                                        <div class="col-md-8">
+                                        <div class="col-sm-8">
                                             <input type="text" id="zip-code" class="form-control" />
                                         </div>
                                     </div>
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@
                                     <div class="form-group">
                                         <label for="customer-notes" class="control-label col-sm-3">
                                             <?php echo $this->lang->line('notes'); ?></label>
-                                        <div class="col-md-8">
+                                        <div class="col-sm-8">
                                             <textarea id="customer-notes" rows="3" class="form-control"></textarea>
                                         </div>
                                     </div>
diff --git a/src/assets/js/backend_calendar_appointments_modal.js b/src/assets/js/backend_calendar_appointments_modal.js
index da81e650..d479415c 100644
--- a/src/assets/js/backend_calendar_appointments_modal.js
+++ b/src/assets/js/backend_calendar_appointments_modal.js
@@ -49,10 +49,8 @@ window.BackendCalendarAppointmentsModal = window.BackendCalendarAppointmentsModa
             // ID must exist on the object in order for the model to update the record and not to perform
             // an insert operation.
 
-            var startDatetime = $dialog.find('#start-datetime')
-                    .datepicker('getDate').toString('yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss');
-            var endDatetime = $dialog.find('#end-datetime')
-                    .datepicker('getDate').toString('yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss');
+            var startDatetime = Date.parse($dialog.find('#start-datetime').val()).toString('yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss');
+            var endDatetime = Date.parse($dialog.find('#end-datetime').val()).toString('yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss');
 
             var appointment = {
                 id_services: $dialog.find('#select-service').val(),
@@ -483,8 +481,8 @@ window.BackendCalendarAppointmentsModal = window.BackendCalendarAppointmentsModa
             }
 
             // Check appointment start and end time.
-            var start = $('#start-datetime').datepicker('getDate');
-            var end = $('#end-datetime').datepicker('getDate');
+            var start = Date.parse($('#start-datetime').val());
+            var end = Date.parse($('#end-datetime').val());
             if (start > end) {
                 $dialog.find('#start-datetime').parents('.form-group').addClass('has-error');
                 $dialog.find('#end-datetime').parents('.form-group').addClass('has-error');
diff --git a/src/assets/js/backend_calendar_unavailabilities_modal.js b/src/assets/js/backend_calendar_unavailabilities_modal.js
index 6c992980..127caf3c 100644
--- a/src/assets/js/backend_calendar_unavailabilities_modal.js
+++ b/src/assets/js/backend_calendar_unavailabilities_modal.js
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ window.BackendCalendarUnavailabilitiesModal = window.BackendCalendarUnavailabili
          */
         $('#manage-unavailable #save-unavailable').click(function() {
             var $dialog = $('#manage-unavailable');
-            var start = $dialog.find('#unavailable-start').datetimepicker('getDate');
-            var end = $dialog.find('#unavailable-end').datetimepicker('getDate');
+            var start = Date.parse($dialog.find('#unavailable-start').val());
+            var end = Date.parse($dialog.find('#unavailable-end').val());
 
             if (start > end) {
                 // Start time is after end time - display message to user.