diff --git a/gramps/plugins/textreport/ancestorreport.py b/gramps/plugins/textreport/ancestorreport.py
index e6125bda7..9ad13dc6f 100644
--- a/gramps/plugins/textreport/ancestorreport.py
+++ b/gramps/plugins/textreport/ancestorreport.py
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ class AncestorReport(Report):
 
         stdoptions.run_private_data_option(self, menu)
         stdoptions.run_living_people_option(self, menu, rlocale)
+        self.database = CacheProxyDb(self.database)
 
         self.max_generations = menu.get_option_by_name('maxgen').get_value()
         self.pgbrk = menu.get_option_by_name('pagebbg').get_value()
@@ -111,8 +112,6 @@ class AncestorReport(Report):
 
         stdoptions.run_name_format_option(self, menu)
 
-        self.database = CacheProxyDb(self.database)
-
         self.__narrator = Narrator(self.database,  use_fulldate=True,
                                    nlocale=rlocale)
 
diff --git a/gramps/plugins/textreport/recordsreport.py b/gramps/plugins/textreport/recordsreport.py
index 72ae4f19c..3ec41ab4f 100644
--- a/gramps/plugins/textreport/recordsreport.py
+++ b/gramps/plugins/textreport/recordsreport.py
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ class RecordsReport(Report):
         stdoptions.run_private_data_option(self, menu)
         living_opt = stdoptions.run_living_people_option(self, menu,
                                                          self._locale)
+        self.database = CacheProxyDb(self.database)
 
         self._lv = menu.get_option_by_name('living_people').get_value()
         for (value, description) in living_opt.get_items(xml_items=True):
@@ -100,8 +101,6 @@ class RecordsReport(Report):
 
         self._nf = stdoptions.run_name_format_option(self, menu)
 
-        self.database = CacheProxyDb(self.database)
-
     def write_report(self):
         """
         Build the actual report.
diff --git a/gramps/plugins/textreport/tagreport.py b/gramps/plugins/textreport/tagreport.py
index 0a2fdb466..0f06ae3b7 100644
--- a/gramps/plugins/textreport/tagreport.py
+++ b/gramps/plugins/textreport/tagreport.py
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ class TagReport(Report):
 
         stdoptions.run_private_data_option(self, menu)
         living_opt = stdoptions.run_living_people_option(self, menu, rlocale)
+        self.database = CacheProxyDb(self.database)
 
         self._lv = menu.get_option_by_name('living_people').get_value()
         for (value, description) in living_opt.get_items(xml_items=True):
@@ -104,8 +105,6 @@ class TagReport(Report):
 
         stdoptions.run_name_format_option(self, menu)
 
-        self.database = CacheProxyDb(self.database)
-
     def write_report(self):
         self.doc.start_paragraph("TR-Title")
         # feature request 2356: avoid genitive form