diff --git a/src/plugins/drawreport/AncestorTree.py b/src/plugins/drawreport/AncestorTree.py
index f071d146a..e27d00453 100644
--- a/src/plugins/drawreport/AncestorTree.py
+++ b/src/plugins/drawreport/AncestorTree.py
@@ -671,10 +671,9 @@ class AncestorTree2(Report):
 
         """
         Report.__init__(self, database, options_class)
-        self.database = database
 
-        self.connect = GUIConnect()
-        self.connect.set__opts(options_class.menu)
+        self.options_class = options_class
+        self.database = database
 
         #The canvas that we will put our report on and print off of
         self.canvas = Canvas(self.doc)
@@ -700,6 +699,9 @@ class AncestorTree2(Report):
 
         database = self.database
 
+        self.connect = GUIConnect()
+        self.connect.set__opts(self.options_class.menu)
+
         #Set up the canvas that we will print on.
         style_sheet = self.doc.get_style_sheet()
         font_normal = style_sheet.get_paragraph_style("AC2-Normal").get_font()
diff --git a/src/plugins/drawreport/DescendTree.py b/src/plugins/drawreport/DescendTree.py
index 5e5bb3a83..2c0bfdc2b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/drawreport/DescendTree.py
+++ b/src/plugins/drawreport/DescendTree.py
@@ -1270,11 +1270,9 @@ class Descend2Tree(Report):
         """
         Report.__init__(self, database, options_class)
 
+        self.options_class = options_class
         self.database = database
         
-        self.Connect = GuiConnect()
-        self.Connect.set__opts(options_class.menu, options_class.name)
-        
         #The canvas that we will put our report on and print off of
         self.canvas = Canvas(self.doc)
         
@@ -1285,6 +1283,9 @@ class Descend2Tree(Report):
 
         database = self.database
 
+        self.Connect = GuiConnect()
+        self.Connect.set__opts(self.options_class.menu, self.options_class.name)
+        
         style_sheet = self.doc.get_style_sheet()
         font_normal = style_sheet.get_paragraph_style("CG2-Normal").get_font()
         self.doc.report_opts = ReportOptions(self.doc, font_normal, "CG2-line")