diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 09f5bac95..33fc612bf 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -164,5 +164,6 @@ garak.*.jsonl
 garak.log
 hitlog.*.jsonl
 .vscode
+garak_runs/
 runs/
-logs/
\ No newline at end of file
+logs/
diff --git a/garak/_config.py b/garak/_config.py
index 541028e42..e55406b3e 100644
--- a/garak/_config.py
+++ b/garak/_config.py
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ class TransientConfig(GarakSubConfig):
 plugins.detectors = {}
 plugins.buffs = {}
 plugins.harnesses = {}
-reporting.report_dir = "runs"
 reporting.taxonomy = None  # set here to enable report_digest to be called directly
 
 
diff --git a/garak/command.py b/garak/command.py
index 82abb34f2..dab488219 100644
--- a/garak/command.py
+++ b/garak/command.py
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ def list_config():
     print("_config:")
     _enumerate_obj_values(_config)
 
-    for section in "system transient run plugins".split():
+    for section in "system transient run plugins reporting".split():
         print(f"{section}:")
         _enumerate_obj_values(getattr(_config, section))
 
diff --git a/garak/resources/garak.core.yaml b/garak/resources/garak.core.yaml
index 66994d2ea..3bae044ee 100644
--- a/garak/resources/garak.core.yaml
+++ b/garak/resources/garak.core.yaml
@@ -31,3 +31,4 @@ plugins:
 reporting:
   report_prefix:
   taxonomy:
+  report_dir: garak_runs
\ No newline at end of file