diff --git a/src/plugins/drawreport/AncestorTree.py b/src/plugins/drawreport/AncestorTree.py
index 76712a5c8..466cfab8a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/drawreport/AncestorTree.py
+++ b/src/plugins/drawreport/AncestorTree.py
@@ -665,6 +665,7 @@ class AncestorTree(Report):
         #The canvas that we will put our report on and print off of
         self.canvas = Canvas(self.doc)
 
+    def begin_report(self):
         """
         This report needs the following parameters (class variables)
         that come in the options class.
diff --git a/src/plugins/drawreport/DescendTree.py b/src/plugins/drawreport/DescendTree.py
index 81d629c27..df32c044a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/drawreport/DescendTree.py
+++ b/src/plugins/drawreport/DescendTree.py
@@ -1267,6 +1267,7 @@ class DescendTree(Report):
         #The canvas that we will put our report on and print off of
         self.canvas = Canvas(self.doc)
         
+    def begin_report(self):
         """ make the report in its full size and pages to print on
         scale one or both as needed/desired.
         """