diff --git a/gramps/plugins/export/exportftree.py b/gramps/plugins/export/exportftree.py
index a42133892..455e32015 100644
--- a/gramps/plugins/export/exportftree.py
+++ b/gramps/plugins/export/exportftree.py
@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@ class FtreeWriter:
             self.option_box.parse_options()
             self.db = option_box.get_filtered_database(self.db)
 
-        self.plist = [x for x in self.db.iter_person_handles()]
+        self.plist = self.db.get_person_handles()
+        self.plist.sort()
         # the following are used to update the progress meter
         self.total = 2 * len(self.plist)
         self.count = 0
diff --git a/gramps/plugins/export/exportgeneweb.py b/gramps/plugins/export/exportgeneweb.py
index c69d9056a..ee54686b6 100644
--- a/gramps/plugins/export/exportgeneweb.py
+++ b/gramps/plugins/export/exportgeneweb.py
@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@ class GeneWebWriter:
         self.dirname = os.path.dirname (self.filename)
         try:
             with open(self.filename, "wb") as self.g:
-                self.flist = [x for x in self.db.iter_family_handles()]
+                self.flist = self.db.get_family_handles()
+                self.flist.sort()
                 if len(self.flist) < 1:
                     self.user.notify_error(_("No families matched by selected filter"))
                     return False
diff --git a/gramps/plugins/export/exportvcalendar.py b/gramps/plugins/export/exportvcalendar.py
index c7f8b8d17..4c2d031f4 100644
--- a/gramps/plugins/export/exportvcalendar.py
+++ b/gramps/plugins/export/exportvcalendar.py
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ class CalendarWriter:
     def write_vevent(self, event_text, event):
         date = event.get_date_object()
         place_handle = event.get_place_handle()
-        date_string = self.format_date(date, 0)
+        date_string = self.format_date(date, 1)
         if date_string is not "":
             # self.writeln("")
             self.writeln("BEGIN:VEVENT")