diff --git a/scripts/consistency_check.py b/scripts/consistency_check.py
index 2f05db0..35826e6 100644
--- a/scripts/consistency_check.py
+++ b/scripts/consistency_check.py
@@ -988,9 +988,9 @@ def _inject_yaml_block_field(
 
 
 def _check_work_record_registration(
-    api_base: str,
     repo_dir: Path,
     report: "ConsistencyReport",
+    api_base: str = "http://127.0.0.1:8000",
     bootstrap_empty_projection: bool = False,
 ) -> None:
     """C-32: register kind: intake / kind: decision YAML blocks found
@@ -1271,9 +1271,9 @@ def check_repo(
 
     # C-32: intake/decision work-record registration (CUST-WP-0061-T02)
     _check_work_record_registration(
-        api_base,
         repo_dir,
         report,
+        api_base=api_base,
         bootstrap_empty_projection=bootstrap_empty_projection,
     )