diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Chart/AccountController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Chart/AccountController.php
index 0447f905b1..dc6fe0cf13 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Chart/AccountController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Chart/AccountController.php
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ class AccountController extends Controller
      */
     public function __construct()
     {
-        $this->middleware('auth');
         parent::__construct();
         // create chart generator:
         $this->generator = app('FireflyIII\Generator\Chart\Account\AccountChartGenerator');
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Chart/BillController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Chart/BillController.php
index 340cf2d025..5f05b25c5c 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Chart/BillController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Chart/BillController.php
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ class BillController extends Controller
      */
     public function __construct()
     {
-        $this->middleware('auth');
         parent::__construct();
         // create chart generator:
         $this->generator = app('FireflyIII\Generator\Chart\Bill\BillChartGenerator');
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Chart/BudgetController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Chart/BudgetController.php
index dffd7dca38..39d3c4dffa 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Chart/BudgetController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Chart/BudgetController.php
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ class BudgetController extends Controller
      */
     public function __construct()
     {
-        $this->middleware('auth');
         parent::__construct();
         // create chart generator:
         $this->generator = app('FireflyIII\Generator\Chart\Budget\BudgetChartGenerator');
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Chart/CategoryController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Chart/CategoryController.php
index 362d13e701..2314d61c74 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Chart/CategoryController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Chart/CategoryController.php
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ class CategoryController extends Controller
      */
     public function __construct()
     {
-        $this->middleware('auth');
         parent::__construct();
         // create chart generator:
         $this->generator = app('FireflyIII\Generator\Chart\Category\CategoryChartGenerator');
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Chart/PiggyBankController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Chart/PiggyBankController.php
index 2c811f79d0..a6972d2a75 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Chart/PiggyBankController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Chart/PiggyBankController.php
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ class PiggyBankController extends Controller
      */
     public function __construct()
     {
-        $this->middleware('auth');
         parent::__construct();
         // create chart generator:
         $this->generator = app('FireflyIII\Generator\Chart\PiggyBank\PiggyBankChartGenerator');
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Chart/ReportController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Chart/ReportController.php
index 74ac96f6b9..545fe46d7a 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Chart/ReportController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Chart/ReportController.php
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ class ReportController extends Controller
      */
     public function __construct()
     {
-        $this->middleware('auth');
         parent::__construct();
         // create chart generator:
         $this->generator = app('FireflyIII\Generator\Chart\Report\ReportChartGenerator');
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Controller.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Controller.php
index ea8b4c3a99..813c1e88b1 100755
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Controller.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Controller.php
@@ -3,14 +3,14 @@
 namespace FireflyIII\Http\Controllers;
 
 use App;
+use Auth;
+use Carbon\Carbon;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Auth\Access\AuthorizesRequests;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Bus\DispatchesJobs;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Validation\ValidatesRequests;
 use Illuminate\Routing\Controller as BaseController;
-use View;
-use Auth;
 use Preferences;
-use Carbon\Carbon;
+use View;
 
 /**
  * Class Controller
@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@ class Controller extends BaseController
 {
     use AuthorizesRequests, DispatchesJobs, ValidatesRequests;
 
+    /** @var string|\Symfony\Component\Translation\TranslatorInterface  */
+    protected $monthFormat;
+
+    /** @var string|\Symfony\Component\Translation\TranslatorInterface  */
+    protected $monthAndDayFormat;
+
     /**
      * Controller constructor.
      */
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/CsvController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/CsvController.php
index a78df75634..bde7d5b7e0 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/CsvController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/CsvController.php
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ class CsvController extends Controller
      */
     public function __construct()
     {
-        $this->middleware('auth');
         parent::__construct();
         View::share('title', trans('firefly.csv'));
         View::share('mainTitleIcon', 'fa-file-text-o');
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/CurrencyController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/CurrencyController.php
index 3213934435..d2bdbf7e06 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/CurrencyController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/CurrencyController.php
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ class CurrencyController extends Controller
      */
     public function __construct()
     {
-        $this->middleware('auth');
         parent::__construct();
         View::share('title', trans('firefly.currencies'));
         View::share('mainTitleIcon', 'fa-usd');
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/HelpController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/HelpController.php
index 9c185c8dca..66beb18e60 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/HelpController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/HelpController.php
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ class HelpController extends Controller
 {
     public function __construct()
     {
-        $this->middleware('auth');
         parent::__construct();
     }
 
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/HomeController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/HomeController.php
index a0790dd9ba..df27f14735 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/HomeController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/HomeController.php
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ class HomeController extends Controller
 {
     public function __construct()
     {
-        $this->middleware('auth');
         parent::__construct();
     }
 
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/JsonController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/JsonController.php
index 28dc0df1f3..c379ea7139 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/JsonController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/JsonController.php
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ class JsonController extends Controller
 {
     public function __construct()
     {
-        $this->middleware('auth');
         parent::__construct();
     }
 
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/NewUserController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/NewUserController.php
index 37d905d42a..933b8bacf1 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/NewUserController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/NewUserController.php
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ class NewUserController extends Controller
 {
     public function __construct()
     {
-        $this->middleware('auth');
         parent::__construct();
     }
 
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/PiggyBankController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/PiggyBankController.php
index 799e2f3c3a..92ceb4cb88 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/PiggyBankController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/PiggyBankController.php
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ class PiggyBankController extends Controller
      */
     public function __construct()
     {
-        $this->middleware('auth');
         parent::__construct();
         View::share('title', trans('firefly.piggyBanks'));
         View::share('mainTitleIcon', 'fa-sort-amount-asc');
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/PreferencesController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/PreferencesController.php
index fd0f4f2a77..9cc7d3e861 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/PreferencesController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/PreferencesController.php
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ class PreferencesController extends Controller
      */
     public function __construct()
     {
-        $this->middleware('auth');
         parent::__construct();
         View::share('title', trans('firefly.preferences'));
         View::share('mainTitleIcon', 'fa-gear');
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/ProfileController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/ProfileController.php
index fc1dce3869..d04be52dc5 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/ProfileController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/ProfileController.php
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ class ProfileController extends Controller
 {
     public function __construct()
     {
-        $this->middleware('auth');
         parent::__construct();
     }
 
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/ReportController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/ReportController.php
index b48566c11c..c462b879ce 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/ReportController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/ReportController.php
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ class ReportController extends Controller
      */
     public function __construct(ReportHelperInterface $helper)
     {
-        $this->middleware('auth');
         parent::__construct();
         $this->helper = $helper;
 
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/SearchController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/SearchController.php
index 9f5dd863e0..6d9734a868 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/SearchController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/SearchController.php
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ class SearchController extends Controller
 {
     public function __construct()
     {
-        $this->middleware('auth');
         parent::__construct();
     }
 
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/TagController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/TagController.php
index 4402d44ec2..bf0baa0805 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/TagController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/TagController.php
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ class TagController extends Controller
      */
     public function __construct()
     {
-        $this->middleware('auth');
         parent::__construct();
         View::share('title', 'Tags');
         View::share('mainTitleIcon', 'fa-tags');
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/TransactionController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/TransactionController.php
index b8f1d067a2..54e9b5fc2b 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/TransactionController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/TransactionController.php
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ class TransactionController extends Controller
      */
     public function __construct()
     {
-        $this->middleware('auth');
         parent::__construct();
         View::share('title', trans('firefly.transactions'));
         View::share('mainTitleIcon', 'fa-repeat');