diff --git a/direct/src/distributed/DistributedCartesianGrid.py b/direct/src/distributed/DistributedCartesianGrid.py
index fbd70cf2e3..e577ee2ba0 100755
--- a/direct/src/distributed/DistributedCartesianGrid.py
+++ b/direct/src/distributed/DistributedCartesianGrid.py
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ class DistributedCartesianGrid(DistributedNode, CartesianGridBase):
             child.gridParent.delete()
             child.gridParent = None
             
-    @report(types = ['deltaStamp', 'avLocation', 'args'], dConfigParam = ['want-connector-report','want-shipboard-report'])
+    @report(types = ['deltaStamp', 'avLocation', 'args'], dConfigParam = ['connector','shipboard'])
     def startProcessVisibility(self, avatar):
         if not self._onOffState:
             # if we've been told that we're OFF, don't try
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ class DistributedCartesianGrid(DistributedNode, CartesianGridBase):
             self.processVisibility, self.taskName("processVisibility"))
         self.processVisibility(0)
 
-    @report(types = ['deltaStamp', 'avLocation', 'args'], dConfigParam = ['want-connector-report','want-shipboard-report'])
+    @report(types = ['deltaStamp', 'avLocation', 'args'], dConfigParam = ['connector','shipboard'])
     def stopProcessVisibility(self, clearAll=False, event=None):
         self.ignore(self.cr.StopVisibilityEvent)
         taskMgr.remove(self.taskName("processVisibility"))
diff --git a/direct/src/distributed/DistributedSmoothNode.py b/direct/src/distributed/DistributedSmoothNode.py
index e120c7f41a..462e432d24 100644
--- a/direct/src/distributed/DistributedSmoothNode.py
+++ b/direct/src/distributed/DistributedSmoothNode.py
@@ -280,30 +280,30 @@ class DistributedSmoothNode(DistributedNode.DistributedNode,
     ### These are the component functions that are invoked
     ### remotely by the above composite functions.
 
-    @report(types = ['args'], dConfigParam = 'want-smoothnode-report')
+    @report(types = ['args'], dConfigParam = 'smoothnode')
     def setComponentX(self, x):
         self.smoother.setX(x)
-    @report(types = ['args'], dConfigParam = 'want-smoothnode-report')
+    @report(types = ['args'], dConfigParam = 'smoothnode')
     def setComponentY(self, y):
         self.smoother.setY(y)
-    @report(types = ['args'], dConfigParam = 'want-smoothnode-report')
+    @report(types = ['args'], dConfigParam = 'smoothnode')
     def setComponentZ(self, z):
         self.smoother.setZ(z)
-    @report(types = ['args'], dConfigParam = 'want-smoothnode-report')
+    @report(types = ['args'], dConfigParam = 'smoothnode')
     def setComponentH(self, h):
         self.smoother.setH(h)
-    @report(types = ['args'], dConfigParam = 'want-smoothnode-report')
+    @report(types = ['args'], dConfigParam = 'smoothnode')
     def setComponentP(self, p):
         self.smoother.setP(p)
-    @report(types = ['args'], dConfigParam = 'want-smoothnode-report')
+    @report(types = ['args'], dConfigParam = 'smoothnode')
     def setComponentR(self, r):
         self.smoother.setR(r)
-    @report(types = ['args'], dConfigParam = 'want-smoothnode-report')
+    @report(types = ['args'], dConfigParam = 'smoothnode')
     def setComponentL(self, l):
         if (l != self.zoneId):
             # only perform set location if location is different
             self.setLocation(self.parentId,l)
-    @report(types = ['args'], dConfigParam = 'want-smoothnode-report')
+    @report(types = ['args'], dConfigParam = 'smoothnode')
     def setComponentT(self, timestamp):
         # This is a little bit hacky.  If *this* function is called,
         # it must have been called directly by the server, for
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ class DistributedSmoothNode(DistributedNode.DistributedNode,
         # path
         self.forceToTruePosition()
 
-    @report(types = ['args'], dConfigParam = 'want-smoothnode-report')
+    @report(types = ['args'], dConfigParam = 'smoothnode')
     def setComponentTLive(self, timestamp):
         # This is the variant of setComponentT() that will be called
         # whenever we receive a live update directly from the other
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ class DistributedSmoothNode(DistributedNode.DistributedNode,
            self.smoother.getLatestPosition():
             self.smoother.applySmoothPosHpr(self, self)
                 
-    @report(types = ['args'], dConfigParam = 'want-smoothnode-report')
+    @report(types = ['args'], dConfigParam = 'smoothnode')
     def clearSmoothing(self, bogus = None):
         # Call this to invalidate all the old position reports
         # (e.g. just before popping to a new position).
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ class DistributedSmoothNode(DistributedNode.DistributedNode,
         self.smoother.clearPositions(1)
 
 
-    @report(types = ['args'], dConfigParam = 'want-smoothnode-report')
+    @report(types = ['args'], dConfigParam = 'smoothnode')
     def wrtReparentTo(self, parent):
         # We override this NodePath method to force it to
         # automatically reset the smoothing position when we call it.
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ class DistributedSmoothNode(DistributedNode.DistributedNode,
         else:
             NodePath.wrtReparentTo(self, parent)
 
-    @report(types = ['args'], dConfigParam = 'want-smoothnode-report')
+    @report(types = ['args'], dConfigParam = 'smoothnode')
     def d_setParent(self, parentToken):
         # We override this DistributedNode method to force a full position
         # update immediately after the distributed setParent is sent.
diff --git a/direct/src/distributed/DoInterestManager.py b/direct/src/distributed/DoInterestManager.py
index 7a736e393d..d3d6e4c4cb 100755
--- a/direct/src/distributed/DoInterestManager.py
+++ b/direct/src/distributed/DoInterestManager.py
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ class DoInterestManager(DirectObject.DirectObject):
         assert self.printInterestsIfDebug()
         return existed
 
-    @report(types = ['args'], dConfigParam = 'want-guildmgr-report')
+    @report(types = ['args'], dConfigParam = 'guildmgr')
     def removeAIInterest(self, handle):
         """
         handle is NOT an InterestHandle.  It's just a bare integer representing an
diff --git a/direct/src/showbase/PythonUtil.py b/direct/src/showbase/PythonUtil.py
index 0f18d50c21..048c320f92 100644
--- a/direct/src/showbase/PythonUtil.py
+++ b/direct/src/showbase/PythonUtil.py
@@ -3134,7 +3134,7 @@ def report(types = [], prefix = '', xform = None, notifyFunc = None, dConfigPara
             else:
                 dConfigParamList = dConfigParam
             for param in dConfigParamList:
-                if(config.GetBool(param, 0)):
+                if(config.GetBool('want-%s-report' % (param,), 0)):
                     doPrint = True
                     break