diff --git a/tailbone/templates/reports/base.mako b/tailbone/templates/reports/base.mako
index 5833b0ec..cc379506 100644
--- a/tailbone/templates/reports/base.mako
+++ b/tailbone/templates/reports/base.mako
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
-## -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-<%inherit file="/base.mako" />
+## -*- coding: utf-8; -*-
+<%inherit file="/page.mako" />
+
 ${parent.body()}
diff --git a/tailbone/views/departments.py b/tailbone/views/departments.py
index a0212d63..3e876c66 100644
--- a/tailbone/views/departments.py
+++ b/tailbone/views/departments.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 ################################################################################
 #
 #  Rattail -- Retail Software Framework
-#  Copyright © 2010-2022 Lance Edgar
+#  Copyright © 2010-2023 Lance Edgar
 #
 #  This file is part of Rattail.
 #
@@ -218,6 +218,19 @@ class DepartmentView(MasterView):
                            .distinct()\
                            .order_by(model.Department.name)
 
+        if self.get_use_buefy():
+
+            def normalize(dept):
+                return {
+                    'uuid': dept.uuid,
+                    'number': dept.number,
+                    'name': dept.name,
+                }
+
+            return self.json_response([normalize(d) for d in data])
+
+        # nb. the rest of this is legacy / not buefy
+
         def configure(g):
             g.configure(include=[
                 g.name,
diff --git a/tailbone/views/reports.py b/tailbone/views/reports.py
index 70e4d7e6..7bcc05da 100644
--- a/tailbone/views/reports.py
+++ b/tailbone/views/reports.py
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ class OrderingWorksheet(View):
                 response.headers['Content-Disposition'] = 'attachment; filename=ordering.html'
                 response.text = body
                 return response
-        return {}
+        return {'use_buefy': self.get_use_buefy()}
 
     def write_report(self, vendor, departments, preferred_only):
         """