diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/puzzle/client/PuzzleBoardView.java b/src/java/com/threerings/puzzle/client/PuzzleBoardView.java
index 4f40baa8..bf04b49d 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/puzzle/client/PuzzleBoardView.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/puzzle/client/PuzzleBoardView.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 package com.threerings.puzzle.client;
 
 import java.awt.Color;
+import java.awt.Component;
 import java.awt.Dimension;
 import java.awt.Font;
 import java.awt.Graphics2D;
@@ -272,7 +273,7 @@ public abstract class PuzzleBoardView extends VirtualMediaPanel
         String score, Color color, Font font, int x, int y)
     {
         return createScoreAnimation(
-            ScoreAnimation.createLabel(score, color, font, this), x, y);
+            ScoreAnimation.createLabel(score, color, font, (Component)this), x, y);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/puzzle/client/PuzzlePrefs.java b/src/java/com/threerings/puzzle/client/PuzzlePrefs.java
index 3d112c14..7840880e 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/puzzle/client/PuzzlePrefs.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/puzzle/client/PuzzlePrefs.java
@@ -21,15 +21,14 @@
 
 package com.threerings.puzzle.client;
 
-import com.samskivert.util.Config;
+import com.samskivert.util.PrefsConfig;
 
 /**
- * Provides access to runtime configuration parameters for this package
- * and its subpackages.
+ * Provides access to runtime configuration parameters for this package and its subpackages.
  */
 public class PuzzlePrefs
 {
-    /** Used to load our preferences from a properties file and map them
-     * to the persistent Java preferences repository. */
-    public static Config config = new Config("rsrc/config/puzzle");
+    /** Used to load our preferences from a properties file and map them to the persistent Java
+     * preferences repository. */
+    public static PrefsConfig config = new PrefsConfig("rsrc/config/puzzle");
 }