diff --git a/repos/os/src/server/nic_router/configuration.cc b/repos/os/src/server/nic_router/configuration.cc
index 3211335b1..93f8c54ed 100644
--- a/repos/os/src/server/nic_router/configuration.cc
+++ b/repos/os/src/server/nic_router/configuration.cc
@@ -170,6 +170,24 @@ Configuration::Configuration(Env               &env,
 }
 
 
+void Configuration::stop_reporting()
+{
+	if (!_reporter.valid()) {
+		return;
+	}
+	_reporter().enabled(false);
+}
+
+
+void Configuration::start_reporting()
+{
+	if (!_reporter.valid()) {
+		return;
+	}
+	_reporter().enabled(true);
+}
+
+
 Configuration::~Configuration()
 {
 	/* destroy uplinks */
diff --git a/repos/os/src/server/nic_router/configuration.h b/repos/os/src/server/nic_router/configuration.h
index 41f03f2e7..a3d389fd6 100644
--- a/repos/os/src/server/nic_router/configuration.h
+++ b/repos/os/src/server/nic_router/configuration.h
@@ -84,6 +84,10 @@ class Net::Configuration
 
 		~Configuration();
 
+		void stop_reporting();
+
+		void start_reporting();
+
 
 		/***************
 		 ** Accessors **
diff --git a/repos/os/src/server/nic_router/main.cc b/repos/os/src/server/nic_router/main.cc
index 7d902d88e..0f2387003 100644
--- a/repos/os/src/server/nic_router/main.cc
+++ b/repos/os/src/server/nic_router/main.cc
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ Net::Main::Main(Env &env) : _env(env)
 
 void Net::Main::_handle_config()
 {
+	_config().stop_reporting();
+
 	_config_rom.update();
 	Configuration &old_config = _config();
 	Configuration &new_config = *new (_heap)
@@ -87,6 +89,8 @@ void Net::Main::_handle_config()
 	_for_each_interface([&] (Interface &intf) { intf.handle_config_3(); });
 
 	destroy(_heap, &old_config);
+
+	_config().start_reporting();
 }
 
 
diff --git a/repos/os/src/server/nic_router/report.cc b/repos/os/src/server/nic_router/report.cc
index bddfe6040..5f6dea540 100644
--- a/repos/os/src/server/nic_router/report.cc
+++ b/repos/os/src/server/nic_router/report.cc
@@ -42,13 +42,14 @@ Net::Report::Report(bool        const &verbose,
 	_domains             { domains },
 	_timeout             { timer, *this, &Report::_handle_report_timeout,
 	                       read_sec_attr(node, "interval_sec", 5) }
-{
-	_reporter.enabled(true);
-}
+{ }
 
 
 void Net::Report::_report()
 {
+	if (!_reporter.enabled()) {
+		return;
+	}
 	try {
 		Reporter::Xml_generator xml(_reporter, [&] () {
 			if (_quota) {