diff --git a/direct/src/showbase/ShowBase.py b/direct/src/showbase/ShowBase.py
index e5a9e18bce..e06583423f 100644
--- a/direct/src/showbase/ShowBase.py
+++ b/direct/src/showbase/ShowBase.py
@@ -131,10 +131,6 @@ class ShowBase(DirectObject.DirectObject):
         ## just before Python is about to shut down.
         self.finalExitCallbacks = []
 
-        Task.TaskManager.taskTimerVerbose = self.config.GetBool('task-timer-verbose', 0)
-        Task.TaskManager.extendedExceptions = self.config.GetBool('extended-exceptions', 0)
-        Task.TaskManager.pStatsTasks = self.config.GetBool('pstats-tasks', 0)
-
         # Set up the TaskManager to reset the PStats clock back
         # whenever we resume from a pause.  This callback function is
         # a little hacky, but we can't call it directly from within
diff --git a/direct/src/task/Task.py b/direct/src/task/Task.py
index 6d8f38acbd..ba3f50f0b0 100644
--- a/direct/src/task/Task.py
+++ b/direct/src/task/Task.py
@@ -102,7 +102,10 @@ Task.DtoolClassDict['loop'] = staticmethod(loop)
 class TaskManager:
     notify = directNotify.newCategory("TaskManager")
 
-    extendedExceptions = False
+    taskTimerVerbose = ConfigVariableBool('task-timer-verbose', False)
+    extendedExceptions = ConfigVariableBool('extended-exceptions', False)
+    pStatsTasks = ConfigVariableBool('pstats-tasks', False)
+
     MaxEpochSpeed = 1.0/30.0
 
     def __init__(self):
diff --git a/doc/ReleaseNotes b/doc/ReleaseNotes
index 0728f34023..cdaba3cc7a 100644
--- a/doc/ReleaseNotes
+++ b/doc/ReleaseNotes
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ This issue fixes several bugs that were still found in 1.9.2.
 * Fix inoperative -tbn/-tbnall/-tbnauto options in egg-optchar
 * Fix tinydisplay texture errors on shutdown
 * Fix mipmap filtering issues in tinydisplay renderer
+* Fix exception when creating intervals before ShowBase is started
 
 ------------------------  RELEASE 1.9.2  ------------------------