diff --git a/gramps2/src/plugins/DetDescendantReport.py b/gramps2/src/plugins/DetDescendantReport.py
index 60969aa79..be15c8ed3 100644
--- a/gramps2/src/plugins/DetDescendantReport.py
+++ b/gramps2/src/plugins/DetDescendantReport.py
@@ -66,26 +66,20 @@ class DetDescendantReport(Report):
     #
     #
     #--------------------------------------------------------------------
-    def filter(self,person,index, cur_gen):
-        #print "Filter index= ", index, cur_gen
-        if person == None or self.cur_gen > self.max_generations:
-            return index
+    def apply_filter(self,person,index,cur_gen=1):
+        if person == None or cur_gen > self.max_generations:
+            return 
         self.map[index] = person
-        #print "Filter: ", index, person.getPrimaryName()
+
         if len(self.genKeys) < cur_gen:
             self.genKeys.append([index])
-        else: self.genKeys[cur_gen-1].append(index)
-        #print "genKeys: ", self.genKeys
+        else: 
+            self.genKeys[cur_gen-1].append(index)
 
-        if person.getFamilyList() != None:
-            familyList= person.getFamilyList()
-            for family in familyList:
-                if family != None:
-                    if len(family.getChildList()) > 0:
-                        for child in family.getChildList():
-                            index= self.filter(child, index+1, cur_gen+1)
-            return index
-        return index
+        for family in person.getFamilyList():
+            for child in family.getChildList():
+                ix = max(self.map.keys())
+                self.apply_filter(child, ix+1, cur_gen+1)
 
     def write_children(self, family, rptOptions):
         """ List children
@@ -608,8 +602,7 @@ class DetDescendantReport(Report):
     def write_report(self, rptOpt):
 
         self.cur_gen= 1
-        self.filter(self.start,1, 1)
-        #rptOpt= reportOptions()
+        self.apply_filter(self.start,1)
 
         name = self.start.getPrimaryName().getRegularName()
 
diff --git a/gramps2/src/plugins/FtmStyleAncestors.py b/gramps2/src/plugins/FtmStyleAncestors.py
index e332069fa..780db1060 100644
--- a/gramps2/src/plugins/FtmStyleAncestors.py
+++ b/gramps2/src/plugins/FtmStyleAncestors.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class FtmAncestorReport(Report.Report):
         self.sref_index = 1
         
     def apply_filter(self,person,index,generation=1):
-        if person == None or index >= (1 << 30):
+        if person == None or generation > self.max_generations:
             return
         self.map[index] = (person,generation)
     
diff --git a/gramps2/src/plugins/FtmStyleDescendants.py b/gramps2/src/plugins/FtmStyleDescendants.py
index e7b47c80d..8b34d937f 100644
--- a/gramps2/src/plugins/FtmStyleDescendants.py
+++ b/gramps2/src/plugins/FtmStyleDescendants.py
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class FtmDescendantReport(Report.Report):
 
     def apply_filter(self,person,index,generation=1):
 
-        if person == None or generation >= self.max_generations:
+        if person == None or generation > self.max_generations:
             return
 
         self.anc_map[index] = person
@@ -211,7 +211,8 @@ class FtmDescendantReport(Report.Report):
                 self.print_notes(person)
                 self.print_more_about(person)
                 self.print_more_about_families(person)
-                self.print_children(person)
+                if generation < self.max_generations:
+                    self.print_children(person)
 
         self.write_endnotes()
         self.doc.close()
@@ -399,7 +400,8 @@ class FtmDescendantReport(Report.Report):
                 for (ind,p) in self.anc_map.items():
                     if p == child:
                         index = ind
-		if first:
+
+                if first:
                     first = 0
                     self.doc.start_paragraph('SubEntry')
                     if spouse: