diff --git a/config/backports/dak.conf b/config/backports/dak.conf
index 36e1a58ecdc05c7081d05ca24fcaf70f1598bd81..2ade7c462c3b1ba4859b34db475f89781c481079 100644
--- a/config/backports/dak.conf
+++ b/config/backports/dak.conf
@@ -213,12 +213,12 @@ Dir
   BTSVersionTrack "/srv/backports-master.debian.org/queue/bts_version_track/";
   Holding "/srv/backports-master.debian.org/queue/holding/";
   Done "/srv/backports-master.debian.org/queue/done/";
+  Reject "/srv/backports-master.debian.org/queue/reject/";
 
   Queue
   {
     Byhand "/srv/backports-master.debian.org/queue/byhand/";
     New "/srv/backports-master.debian.org/queue/new/";
-    Reject "/srv/backports-master.debian.org/queue/reject/";
     Unchecked "/srv/backports-master.debian.org/queue/unchecked/";
     Newstage "/srv/backports-master.debian.org/queue/newstage/";
     Embargoed "/srv/backports-master.debian.org/queue/Embargoed/";
diff --git a/config/debian-security/dak.conf b/config/debian-security/dak.conf
index 96fb97f9fa7632bd4a5a54759ee806994544de7b..d0d4fb941f9ade382c98bbf3cd93b9aee8b95941 100644
--- a/config/debian-security/dak.conf
+++ b/config/debian-security/dak.conf
@@ -217,12 +217,12 @@ Dir
   TempPath "/srv/security-master.debian.org/tmp";
   Holding "/srv/security-master.debian.org/queue/holding/";
   Done "/srv/security-master.debian.org/queue/done/";
+  Reject "/srv/security-master.debian.org/queue/reject/";
 
   Queue
   {
     Byhand "/srv/security-master.debian.org/queue/byhand/";
     New "/srv/security-master.debian.org/queue/new/";
-    Reject "/srv/security-master.debian.org/queue/reject/";
     Unchecked "/srv/security-master.debian.org/queue/unchecked/";
     Newstage "/srv/security-master.debian.org/queue/newstage/";
 
diff --git a/config/debian/dak.conf b/config/debian/dak.conf
index 24f662e113b25b818ccda92016acd193fe42fdee..1f2bb46e09ecc31f14baa63dd402f48e0f9fb19e 100644
--- a/config/debian/dak.conf
+++ b/config/debian/dak.conf
@@ -314,6 +314,7 @@ Dir
   BTSVersionTrack "/srv/ftp-master.debian.org/queue/bts_version_track/";
   Holding "/srv/ftp-master.debian.org/queue/holding/";
   Done "/srv/ftp-master.debian.org/queue/done/";
+  Reject "/srv/ftp-master.debian.org/queue/reject/";
 
   Queue
   {
@@ -322,7 +323,6 @@ Dir
     OldProposedUpdates "/srv/ftp-master.debian.org/queue/o-p-u-new/";
     ProposedUpdates "/srv/ftp-master.debian.org/queue/p-u-new/";
     New "/srv/ftp-master.debian.org/queue/new/";
-    Reject "/srv/ftp-master.debian.org/queue/reject/";
     Unchecked "/srv/ftp-master.debian.org/queue/unchecked/";
     Newstage "/srv/ftp-master.debian.org/queue/newstage/";
     Embargoed "/srv/ftp-master.debian.org/does/not/exist/";
diff --git a/dak/clean_queues.py b/dak/clean_queues.py
index 474fe390cacbb1dbdcc36da812bf44f8715e78bf..31cf86f25d017d3ad034ea8d5e734c964b445c10 100755
--- a/dak/clean_queues.py
+++ b/dak/clean_queues.py
@@ -201,10 +201,10 @@ def main ():
         print "Processing incoming..."
     flush_orphans()
 
-    reject = cnf["Dir::Queue::Reject"]
+    reject = cnf["Dir::Reject"]
     if os.path.exists(reject) and os.path.isdir(reject):
         if Options["Verbose"]:
-            print "Processing incoming/REJECT..."
+            print "Processing reject directory..."
         os.chdir(reject)
         flush_old()
 
diff --git a/daklib/queue.py b/daklib/queue.py
index a8ea3035df38102937f0f6b32720c5c43fa05272..d5858c16df4f5039c958d13d7224e18824a9df25 100755
--- a/daklib/queue.py
+++ b/daklib/queue.py
@@ -2314,7 +2314,7 @@ distribution."""
             if os.access(file_entry, os.R_OK) == 0:
                 continue
 
-            dest_file = os.path.join(cnf["Dir::Queue::Reject"], file_entry)
+            dest_file = os.path.join(cnf["Dir::Reject"], file_entry)
 
             try:
                 dest_fd = os.open(dest_file, os.O_RDWR | os.O_CREAT | os.O_EXCL, 0644)
@@ -2326,7 +2326,7 @@ distribution."""
                     except NoFreeFilenameError:
                         # Something's either gone badly Pete Tong, or
                         # someone is trying to exploit us.
-                        utils.warn("**WARNING** failed to find a free filename for %s in %s." % (file_entry, cnf["Dir::Queue::Reject"]))
+                        utils.warn("**WARNING** failed to find a free filename for %s in %s." % (file_entry, cnf["Dir::Reject"]))
                         return
 
                     # Make sure we really got it
@@ -2396,7 +2396,7 @@ distribution."""
         cnf = Config()
 
         reason_filename = self.pkg.changes_file[:-8] + ".reason"
-        reason_filename = os.path.join(cnf["Dir::Queue::Reject"], reason_filename)
+        reason_filename = os.path.join(cnf["Dir::Reject"], reason_filename)
 
         # Move all the files into the reject directory
         reject_files = self.pkg.files.keys() + [self.pkg.changes_file]