diff --git a/src/report/report-system/report.scm b/src/report/report-system/report.scm
index 2949435ac3..8b2b9c6190 100644
--- a/src/report/report-system/report.scm
+++ b/src/report/report-system/report.scm
@@ -326,11 +326,11 @@
 
 ;; gnc:make-report instantiates a report from a report-template.
 ;; The actual report is stored away in a hash-table -- only the id is returned.
-(define (gnc:make-report template-name . rest)
-  (let* ((template-parent (gnc:report-template-parent-type (hash-ref *gnc:_report-templates_* template-name)))
+(define (gnc:make-report template-id . rest)
+  (let* ((template-parent (gnc:report-template-parent-type (hash-ref *gnc:_report-templates_* template-id)))
 	 (report-type (if template-parent
 			  template-parent
-			  template-name))
+			  template-id))
 	 (r ((record-constructor <report>) 
             report-type ;; type
             #f            ;; id
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@
             #f            ;; editor-widget
             #f            ;; ctext
             ))
-        (template (hash-ref *gnc:_report-templates_* template-name))
+        (template (hash-ref *gnc:_report-templates_* template-id))
         )
     (let ((options 
            (if (not (null? rest))
@@ -381,8 +381,8 @@
 	#f))
   )
 
-(define (gnc:make-report-options template-name)
-  (let ((template (hash-ref *gnc:_report-templates_* template-name)))
+(define (gnc:make-report-options template-id)
+  (let ((template (hash-ref *gnc:_report-templates_* template-id)))
     (if template
         (gnc:report-template-new-options template)
         #f)))