diff --git a/src/controllers/topics.js b/src/controllers/topics.js
index 07f5263116..75cd9c2565 100644
--- a/src/controllers/topics.js
+++ b/src/controllers/topics.js
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ topicsController.get = function(req, res, next) {
 		}
 
 		data.privileges = userPrivileges;
-		data.votingEnabled = meta.config['votingEnabled'] ? meta.config['votingEnabled'] : true;
+		data['reputation:disabled'] = meta.config['reputation:disabled'] === '1' ? true : false;
 
 		var topic_url = tid + (req.params.slug ? '/' + req.params.slug : '');
 		var queryString = qs.stringify(req.query);
diff --git a/src/favourites.js b/src/favourites.js
index 8a032cdcdc..622606e2fc 100644
--- a/src/favourites.js
+++ b/src/favourites.js
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ var async = require('async'),
 	}
 
 	Favourites.upvote = function(pid, uid, callback) {
-		if (meta.config['votingEnabled'] === false) {
+		if (meta.config['reputation:disabled'] === false) {
 			return callback(false);
 		}
 		
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ var async = require('async'),
 	};
 
 	Favourites.downvote = function(pid, uid, callback) {
-		if (meta.config['votingEnabled'] === false) {
+		if (meta.config['reputation:disabled'] === false) {
 			return callback(false);
 		}