diff --git a/python/lsst/ctrl/mpexec/cli/cmd/commands.py b/python/lsst/ctrl/mpexec/cli/cmd/commands.py
index 423492c5..279352f1 100644
--- a/python/lsst/ctrl/mpexec/cli/cmd/commands.py
+++ b/python/lsst/ctrl/mpexec/cli/cmd/commands.py
@@ -327,16 +327,18 @@ def update_graph_run(
 
 
 @click.command(cls=PipetaskCommand)
+@repo_argument()
 @ctrlMpExecOpts.qgraph_argument()
-@ctrlMpExecOpts.butler_config_option()
 @click.argument("output_yaml", type=click.Path(exists=False))
 @click.option("--logs/--no-logs", default=True, help="Get butler log datasets for extra information.")
-def report(qgraph: str, butler_config: str, output_yaml: str, logs: bool = True) -> None:
+def report(repo: str, qgraph: str, output_yaml: str, logs: bool = True) -> None:
     """Write a yaml file summarizing the produced and missing expected datasets
     in a quantum graph.
 
+    REPO is the location of the butler/registry config file.
+
     QGRAPH is the URL to a serialized Quantum Graph file.
 
     OUTPUT_YAML is the URL to store the summary report.
     """
-    script.report(qgraph, butler_config, output_yaml, logs)
+    script.report(repo, qgraph, output_yaml, logs)
diff --git a/python/lsst/ctrl/mpexec/cli/script/report.py b/python/lsst/ctrl/mpexec/cli/script/report.py
index b824dea0..81e2a799 100644
--- a/python/lsst/ctrl/mpexec/cli/script/report.py
+++ b/python/lsst/ctrl/mpexec/cli/script/report.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 from lsst.pipe.base.execution_reports import QuantumGraphExecutionReport
 
 
-def report(qgraph_uri: str, butler_config: str, output_yaml: str, logs: bool = True) -> None:
+def report(butler_config: str, qgraph_uri: str, output_yaml: str, logs: bool = True) -> None:
     """Write a yaml file summarizing the produced and missing expected datasets
     in a quantum graph.
 
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ def report(qgraph_uri: str, butler_config: str, output_yaml: str, logs: bool = T
         lsst.pipe.base.QuantumGraphExecutionReport.make_reports
         lsst.pipe.base.QuantumGraphExecutionReport.write_summary_yaml
     """
-    qgraph = QuantumGraph.loadUri(qgraph_uri)
     butler = Butler(butler_config)
+    qgraph = QuantumGraph.loadUri(qgraph_uri)
     report = QuantumGraphExecutionReport.make_reports(butler, qgraph)
     report.write_summary_yaml(butler, output_yaml, logs=logs)
diff --git a/tests/test_cliCmdReport.py b/tests/test_cliCmdReport.py
index c0fd63c8..ab26dd21 100644
--- a/tests/test_cliCmdReport.py
+++ b/tests/test_cliCmdReport.py
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ def test_report(self):
 
         result = self.runner.invoke(
             pipetask_cli,
-            ["report", graph_uri, "-b", self.root, test_filename, "--no-logs"],
+            ["report", self.root, graph_uri, test_filename, "--no-logs"],
             input="no",
         )