diff --git a/direct/src/showbase/GarbageReport.py b/direct/src/showbase/GarbageReport.py
index e1452be320..9c285bb4a0 100755
--- a/direct/src/showbase/GarbageReport.py
+++ b/direct/src/showbase/GarbageReport.py
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ class _CFGLGlobals:
 def checkForGarbageLeaks():
     gc.collect()
     numGarbage = len(gc.garbage)
-    if (numGarbage > 0 and (not config.GetBool('disable-garbage-logging', 1))):
+    if (numGarbage > 0 and config.GetBool('auto-garbage-logging', 0)):
         if (numGarbage != _CFGLGlobals.LastNumGarbage):
             print
             gr = GarbageReport('found garbage', threaded=False, collect=False)
diff --git a/direct/src/showbase/ShowBase.py b/direct/src/showbase/ShowBase.py
index c7d06bb25a..32acacfd55 100644
--- a/direct/src/showbase/ShowBase.py
+++ b/direct/src/showbase/ShowBase.py
@@ -2401,7 +2401,7 @@ class ShowBase(DirectObject.DirectObject):
             if not properties.getOpen():
                 # If the user closes the main window, we should exit.
                 self.notify.info("User closed main window.")
-                if __dev__ and (not config.GetBool('disable-garbage-logging', 1)):
+                if __dev__ and config.GetBool('auto-garbage-logging', 0):
                     GarbageReport.b_checkForGarbageLeaks()
                 self.userExit()
 
@@ -2409,7 +2409,7 @@ class ShowBase(DirectObject.DirectObject):
                 self.mainWinForeground = 1
             elif not properties.getForeground() and self.mainWinForeground:
                 self.mainWinForeground = 0
-                if __dev__ and (not config.GetBool('disable-garbage-logging', 1)):
+                if __dev__ and config.GetBool('auto-garbage-logging', 0):
                     GarbageReport.b_checkForGarbageLeaks()
 
             if properties.getMinimized() and not self.mainWinMinimized: