diff --git a/lib/tfw/components/pipe_io_event_handler.py b/lib/tfw/components/pipe_io_event_handler.py
index 3bdb38a..451e9d1 100644
--- a/lib/tfw/components/pipe_io_event_handler.py
+++ b/lib/tfw/components/pipe_io_event_handler.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from abc import abstractmethod
 from json import loads, dumps
 from subprocess import run, PIPE
+from functools import partial
 
 from tfw import EventHandlerBase
 from tfw.config.logs import logging
@@ -53,18 +54,13 @@ class TransformerPipeIOEventHandler(PipeIOEventHandlerBase):
     # pylint: disable=too-many-arguments
     def __init__(
             self, key, in_pipe_path, out_pipe_path,
-            serialize_cmd, deserialize_cmd,
+            transform_in_cmd, transform_out_cmd,
             permissions=DEFAULT_PERMISSIONS
     ):
-        self._serialize_cmd, self._deserialize_cmd = serialize_cmd, deserialize_cmd
+        self._transform_in = partial(self._transform_message, transform_in_cmd)
+        self._transform_out = partial(self._transform_message, transform_out_cmd)
         super().__init__(key, in_pipe_path, out_pipe_path, permissions)
 
-    def _serialize_message(self, message):
-        return self._transform_message(self._serialize_cmd, message)
-
-    def _deserialize_message(self, message):
-        return self._transform_message(self._deserialize_cmd, message)
-
     @staticmethod
     def _transform_message(transform_cmd, message):
         proc = run(
@@ -80,12 +76,12 @@ class TransformerPipeIOEventHandler(PipeIOEventHandlerBase):
 
     def handle_event(self, message):
         json_bytes = dumps(message).encode()
-        transformed_bytes = self._serialize_message(json_bytes)
+        transformed_bytes = self._transform_out(json_bytes)
         if transformed_bytes:
             self.pipe_io.send_message(transformed_bytes)
 
     def handle_pipe_event(self, message_bytes):
-        transformed_bytes = self._deserialize_message(message_bytes)
+        transformed_bytes = self._transform_in(message_bytes)
         if transformed_bytes:
             json_message = loads(transformed_bytes)
             self.server_connector.send(json_message)