diff --git a/app/report_lifo.go b/app/report_lifo.go
index 9bdc9b7c3..398015a2f 100644
--- a/app/report_lifo.go
+++ b/app/report_lifo.go
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func NewReportLIFO(r reporter, maxAge time.Duration) *ReportLIFO {
 
 			case req := <-l.requests:
 				// Request for the current report.
-				report := report.NewReport()
+				report := report.MakeReport()
 				for _, r := range l.reports {
 					report.Merge(r.Report)
 				}
diff --git a/experimental/demoprobe/generate.go b/experimental/demoprobe/generate.go
index 1a44c9e10..0a7039753 100644
--- a/experimental/demoprobe/generate.go
+++ b/experimental/demoprobe/generate.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ func init() {
 
 // DemoReport makes up a report.
 func DemoReport(nodeCount int) report.Report {
-	r := report.NewReport()
+	r := report.MakeReport()
 
 	// Make up some plausible IPv4 numbers
 	hosts := []string{}
diff --git a/experimental/genreport/generate.go b/experimental/genreport/generate.go
index 0de3008f3..79308416e 100644
--- a/experimental/genreport/generate.go
+++ b/experimental/genreport/generate.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ func init() {
 
 // DemoReport makes up a report.
 func DemoReport(nodeCount int) report.Report {
-	r := report.NewReport()
+	r := report.MakeReport()
 
 	// Make up some plausible IPv4 numbers
 	hosts := []string{}
diff --git a/experimental/graphviz/report_lifo.go b/experimental/graphviz/report_lifo.go
index c785e24d7..1f7ba6aa0 100644
--- a/experimental/graphviz/report_lifo.go
+++ b/experimental/graphviz/report_lifo.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func NewReportLIFO(r reporter, maxAge time.Duration) *ReportLIFO {
 				l.reports = cleanOld(l.reports, time.Now().Add(-maxAge))
 
 			case req := <-l.requests:
-				report := report.NewReport()
+				report := report.MakeReport()
 				for _, r := range l.reports {
 					report.Merge(r.Report)
 				}
diff --git a/experimental/oneshot/main.go b/experimental/oneshot/main.go
index 9147e636d..8c7ef5e65 100644
--- a/experimental/oneshot/main.go
+++ b/experimental/oneshot/main.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func main() {
 	}
 	defer c.Stop()
 
-	report := report.NewReport()
+	report := report.MakeReport()
 	irq := interrupt()
 OUTER:
 	for {
diff --git a/probe/main.go b/probe/main.go
index ce7fb2733..48c34c7c1 100644
--- a/probe/main.go
+++ b/probe/main.go
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ func main() {
 			nodeID   = hostname // TODO: we should sanitize the hostname
 			pubTick  = time.Tick(*publishInterval)
 			spyTick  = time.Tick(*spyInterval)
-			r        = report.NewReport()
+			r        = report.MakeReport()
 		)
 
 		for {
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ func main() {
 				publishTicks.WithLabelValues().Add(1)
 				r.HostMetadatas[nodeID] = hostMetadata(hostname)
 				publisher.Publish(r)
-				r = report.NewReport()
+				r = report.MakeReport()
 
 			case <-spyTick:
 				r.Merge(spy(hostname, hostname, *spyProcs, pms))
diff --git a/probe/spy.go b/probe/spy.go
index 422f205de..5d7246421 100644
--- a/probe/spy.go
+++ b/probe/spy.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ func spy(
 		spyDuration.WithLabelValues().Observe(float64(time.Since(begin)))
 	}(time.Now())
 
-	r := report.NewReport()
+	r := report.MakeReport()
 
 	conns, err := procspy.Connections(includeProcesses)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/report/report.go b/report/report.go
index 086353920..6d2b33b03 100644
--- a/report/report.go
+++ b/report/report.go
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ type Row struct {
 	ValueMinor string `json:"value_minor,omitempty"` // e.g. KB/s
 }
 
-// NewReport makes a clean report, ready to Merge() other reports into.
-func NewReport() Report {
+// MakeReport makes a clean report, ready to Merge() other reports into.
+func MakeReport() Report {
 	return Report{
 		Process: NewTopology(),
 		// Transport Topology
diff --git a/xfer/collector.go b/xfer/collector.go
index a1970ba2c..7f5ffcb08 100644
--- a/xfer/collector.go
+++ b/xfer/collector.go
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func NewCollector(batchTime time.Duration) Collector {
 func (c *realCollector) loop(batchTime time.Duration) {
 	var (
 		tick    = tick(batchTime)
-		current = report.NewReport()
+		current = report.MakeReport()
 		addrs   = map[string]chan struct{}{}
 		wg      = &sync.WaitGroup{} // per-address goroutines
 	)
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ func (c *realCollector) loop(batchTime time.Duration) {
 		select {
 		case <-tick:
 			c.out <- current
-			current = report.NewReport()
+			current = report.MakeReport()
 
 		case pc := <-c.peekc:
 			pc <- current
diff --git a/xfer/merge_test.go b/xfer/merge_test.go
index 531fbbd1c..888196583 100644
--- a/xfer/merge_test.go
+++ b/xfer/merge_test.go
@@ -38,12 +38,12 @@ func TestMerge(t *testing.T) {
 	time.Sleep(batchTime / 10) // connect
 
 	{
-		r := report.NewReport()
+		r := report.MakeReport()
 		r.HostMetadatas["p1"] = report.HostMetadata{Hostname: "test1"}
 		p1.Publish(r)
 	}
 	{
-		r := report.NewReport()
+		r := report.MakeReport()
 		r.HostMetadatas["p2"] = report.HostMetadata{Hostname: "test2"}
 		p2.Publish(r)
 	}