diff --git a/source-builder/sb/reports.py b/source-builder/sb/reports.py
index a67b603..6214493 100644
--- a/source-builder/sb/reports.py
+++ b/source-builder/sb/reports.py
@@ -266,30 +266,21 @@ class report:
         self.config_end(name)
 
     def buildset(self, name):
-        try_config = False
-        try:
-            self.bset_nesting += 1
-            self.buildset_start(name)
-            bset = setbuilder.buildset(name,
-                                       _configs = self.configs,
-                                       _defaults = self.defaults,
-                                       opts = self.opts)
-            for c in bset.load():
-                if c.endswith('.bset'):
-                    self.buildset(c)
-                elif c.endswith('.cfg'):
-                    self.config(c)
-                else:
-                    raise error.general('invalid config type: %s' % (c))
-            self.buildset_end(name)
-            self.bset_nesting -= 1
-        except error.general, gerr:
-            if gerr.msg.startswith('no build set file found'):
-                try_config = True
+        self.bset_nesting += 1
+        self.buildset_start(name)
+        bset = setbuilder.buildset(name,
+                                   _configs = self.configs,
+                                   _defaults = self.defaults,
+                                   opts = self.opts)
+        for c in bset.load():
+            if c.endswith('.bset'):
+                self.buildset(c)
+            elif c.endswith('.cfg'):
+                self.config(c)
             else:
-                raise
-        if try_config:
-            self.config(name)
+                raise error.general('invalid config type: %s' % (c))
+        self.buildset_end(name)
+        self.bset_nesting -= 1
 
     def generate(self, name):
         if self.format == 'html':
@@ -313,7 +304,15 @@ class report:
     def make(self, inname, outname, intro_text = None):
         self.setup()
         self.introduction(inname, intro_text)
-        self.buildset(inname)
+        config = setbuilder.find_config(inname, self.configs)
+        if config is None:
+            raise error.general('config file not found: %s' % (inname))
+        if config.endswith('.bset'):
+            self.buildset(config)
+        elif config.endswith('.cfg'):
+            self.config(config)
+        else:
+            raise error.general('invalid config type: %s' % (config))
         self.generate(outname)
 
 def run(args):
diff --git a/source-builder/sb/setbuilder.py b/source-builder/sb/setbuilder.py
index 800e09d..801341e 100644
--- a/source-builder/sb/setbuilder.py
+++ b/source-builder/sb/setbuilder.py
@@ -58,6 +58,18 @@ def _notice(opts, text):
     log.output(text)
     log.flush()
 
+def find_config(config, configs):
+    if config.endswith('.bset') or config.endswith('.cfg'):
+        names = [config]
+    else:
+        names = ['%s.cfg' % (path.basename(config)),
+                 '%s.bset' % (path.basename(config))]
+    for c in configs['files']:
+        if path.basename(c) in names:
+            if path.dirname(c).endswith(path.dirname(config)):
+                return c
+    return None
+
 class buildset:
     """Build a set builds a set of packages."""
 
@@ -74,18 +86,6 @@ class buildset:
         if not self.opts.quiet():
             log.output(text)
 
-    def find_config(self, config):
-        if config.endswith('.bset') or config.endswith('.cfg'):
-            names = [config]
-        else:
-            names = ['%s.cfg' % (path.basename(config)),
-                     '%s.bset' % (path.basename(config))]
-        for c in self.configs['files']:
-            if path.basename(c) in names:
-                if path.dirname(c).endswith(path.dirname(config)):
-                    return c
-        return None
-
     def copy(self, src, dst):
         if not os.path.isdir(path.host(src)):
             raise error.general('copying tree: no source directory: %s' % (path.host(src)))
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ class buildset:
             except distutils.errors.DistutilsFileError, err:
                 raise error.general('copying tree: %s' % (str(err)))
 
-    def report(self, _config, tmproot):
+    def report(self, _config, _build):
         if not self.opts.get_arg('--no-report'):
             format = self.opts.get_arg('--report-format')
             if format is None:
@@ -120,11 +120,13 @@ class buildset:
                     ext = '.html'
                 else:
                     raise error.general('invalid report format: %s' % (format[1]))
+            buildroot = _build.config.abspath('%{buildroot}')
             prefix = self.opts.expand('%{_prefix}', self.defaults)
-            outname = path.host(path.join(tmproot, prefix, path.splitext(path.basename(_config))[0] + ext))
-            _notice(self.opts, 'reporting: %s -> %s' % (_config, outname))
+            name = path.splitext(path.basename(_config))[0] + ext
+            outname = path.host(path.join(buildroot, prefix, name))
+            _notice(self.opts, 'reporting: %s -> %s' % (_config, name))
             if not self.opts.dry_run():
-                r = report.report(format, self.configs, self.defaults)
+                r = reports.report(format, self.configs, self.defaults, self.opts)
                 r.make(_config, outname)
                 del r
 
@@ -230,7 +232,7 @@ class buildset:
                         raise error.general('invalid directive in build set files: %s' % (l))
                 else:
                     l = l.strip()
-                    c = self.find_config(l)
+                    c = find_config(l, self.configs)
                     if c is None:
                         raise error.general('cannot find file: %s' % (l))
                     configs += [c]
@@ -289,8 +291,8 @@ class buildset:
                         if s == 0:
                             tmproot = self.first_package(b)
                         b.make()
+                        self.report(configs[s], b)
                         self.every_package(b, tmproot)
-                        self.report(configs[s], tmproot)
                         if s == len(configs) - 1:
                             self.last_package(b, tmproot)
                         builds += [b]