diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/micasa/lobby/table/TableListView.java b/src/java/com/threerings/micasa/lobby/table/TableListView.java
index 82756f8a6..a56334fca 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/micasa/lobby/table/TableListView.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/micasa/lobby/table/TableListView.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: TableListView.java,v 1.8 2004/08/27 02:12:51 mdb Exp $
+// $Id$
 //
 // Narya library - tools for developing networked games
 // Copyright (C) 2002-2004 Three Rings Design, Inc., All Rights Reserved
@@ -93,18 +93,14 @@ public class TableListView extends JPanel
     	_matchList.setBorder(BorderFactory.createEmptyBorder(5, 5, 5, 5));
         panel.add(new JScrollPane(_matchList));
 
-        // create our configurator interface
+        // create and initialize the configurator interface
         GameConfig gconfig = null;
         try {
             gconfig = config.getGameConfig();
-            Class cclass = gconfig.getConfiguratorClass();
-            if (cclass != null) {
-                // create and initialize the configurator interface
-                _figger = (GameConfigurator)cclass.newInstance();
+            _figger = gconfig.createConfigurator();
+            if (_figger != null) {
                 _figger.init(_ctx);
-                // give it the game config
                 _figger.setGameConfig(gconfig);
-                // and add the whole business to the main UI
                 panel.add(_figger, VGroupLayout.FIXED);
             }
 
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/parlor/game/GameConfig.java b/src/java/com/threerings/parlor/game/GameConfig.java
index 732f6a40e..abab590dc 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/parlor/game/GameConfig.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/parlor/game/GameConfig.java
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ package com.threerings.parlor.game;
 import com.threerings.crowd.data.PlaceConfig;
 import com.threerings.util.Name;
 
+import com.threerings.parlor.client.GameConfigurator;
+
 /**
  * The game config class encapsulates the configuration information for a
  * particular type of game. The hierarchy of game config objects mimics
@@ -68,12 +70,11 @@ public abstract class GameConfig extends PlaceConfig implements Cloneable
     public abstract String getBundleName ();
     
     /**
-     * Returns the class that should be used to create a user interface
-     * that can be used to configure this instance prior to starting the
-     * game. The configurator class must derive from {@link
-     * GameConfigurator}.
+     * Creates a configurator that can be used to create a user interface
+     * for configuring this instance prior to starting the game. If no
+     * configuration is necessary, this method should return null.
      */
-    public abstract Class getConfiguratorClass ();
+    public abstract GameConfigurator createConfigurator ();
 
     /**
      * Returns an array of strings that describe the configuration of this
diff --git a/tests/src/java/com/threerings/parlor/TestConfig.java b/tests/src/java/com/threerings/parlor/TestConfig.java
index 4510102a9..84364168b 100644
--- a/tests/src/java/com/threerings/parlor/TestConfig.java
+++ b/tests/src/java/com/threerings/parlor/TestConfig.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// $Id: TestConfig.java,v 1.6 2004/08/27 02:21:02 mdb Exp $
+// $Id$
 //
 // Narya library - tools for developing networked games
 // Copyright (C) 2002-2004 Three Rings Design, Inc., All Rights Reserved
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 package com.threerings.parlor;
 
+import com.threerings.parlor.client.GameConfigurator;
 import com.threerings.parlor.game.GameConfig;
 
 public class TestConfig extends GameConfig
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ public class TestConfig extends GameConfig
     /** The foozle parameter. */
     public int foozle;
 
-    public Class getConfiguratorClass ()
+    public GameConfigurator createConfigurator ()
     {
         return null;
     }