diff --git a/WHATS_NEW b/WHATS_NEW
index 60e052e37..99d31bef3 100644
--- a/WHATS_NEW
+++ b/WHATS_NEW
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Version 2.02.165 - 
 ===================================
+  Fix typo in report/columns_as_rows config option name recognition (2.02.99).
   Avoid PV tags when checking allocation against parallel PVs.
   Disallow mirror conversions of raid10 volumes.
   Fix dmeventd unmonitoring when segment type (and dso) changes.
diff --git a/conf/command_profile_template.profile.in b/conf/command_profile_template.profile.in
index 156dc0d57..83a2c350b 100644
--- a/conf/command_profile_template.profile.in
+++ b/conf/command_profile_template.profile.in
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ report {
 	list_item_separator=","
 	prefixes=0
 	quoted=1
-	colums_as_rows=0
+	columns_as_rows=0
 	binary_values_as_numeric=0
 	time_format="%Y-%m-%d %T %z"
 	devtypes_sort="devtype_name"
diff --git a/lib/config/config_settings.h b/lib/config/config_settings.h
index fa6a01e7c..740172558 100644
--- a/lib/config/config_settings.h
+++ b/lib/config/config_settings.h
@@ -1571,7 +1571,7 @@ cfg(report_prefixes_CFG, "prefixes", report_CFG_SECTION, CFG_PROFILABLE | CFG_DE
 cfg(report_quoted_CFG, "quoted", report_CFG_SECTION, CFG_PROFILABLE | CFG_DEFAULT_COMMENTED, CFG_TYPE_BOOL, DEFAULT_REP_QUOTED, vsn(2, 2, 39), NULL, 0, NULL,
 	"Quote field values when using field name prefixes.\n")
 
-cfg(report_colums_as_rows_CFG, "colums_as_rows", report_CFG_SECTION, CFG_PROFILABLE | CFG_DEFAULT_COMMENTED, CFG_TYPE_BOOL, DEFAULT_REP_COLUMNS_AS_ROWS, vsn(1, 0, 0), NULL, 0, NULL,
+cfg(report_columns_as_rows_CFG, "columns_as_rows", report_CFG_SECTION, CFG_PROFILABLE | CFG_DEFAULT_COMMENTED, CFG_TYPE_BOOL, DEFAULT_REP_COLUMNS_AS_ROWS, vsn(1, 0, 0), NULL, 0, NULL,
 	"Output each column as a row.\n"
 	"If set, this also implies report/prefixes=1.\n")
 
diff --git a/tools/reporter.c b/tools/reporter.c
index 4a622ed35..0df22ff3c 100644
--- a/tools/reporter.c
+++ b/tools/reporter.c
@@ -1237,7 +1237,7 @@ static int _config_report(struct cmd_context *cmd, struct report_args *args, str
 	args->separator = find_config_tree_str(cmd, report_separator_CFG, NULL);
 	args->field_prefixes = find_config_tree_bool(cmd, report_prefixes_CFG, NULL);
 	args->quoted = find_config_tree_bool(cmd, report_quoted_CFG, NULL);
-	args->columns_as_rows = find_config_tree_bool(cmd, report_colums_as_rows_CFG, NULL);
+	args->columns_as_rows = find_config_tree_bool(cmd, report_columns_as_rows_CFG, NULL);
 
 	/* Check PV specifics and do extra changes/actions if needed. */
 	_check_pv_list(cmd, args, single_args);