diff --git a/src/cordra_mcp/client.py b/src/cordra_mcp/client.py
index dda0b3e..186ca8d 100644
--- a/src/cordra_mcp/client.py
+++ b/src/cordra_mcp/client.py
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ class CordraClient:
             CordraAuthenticationError: If authentication fails
             CordraClientError: For other API errors
         """
-        url = f"{self.config.cordra_url}/objects/{object_id}"
+        url = f"{self.config.base_url}/objects/{object_id}"
         params = {"full": "true"}
 
         try:
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ class CordraClient:
             CordraAuthenticationError: If authentication fails
             CordraClientError: For other API errors
         """
-        url = f"{self.config.cordra_url}/search"
+        url = f"{self.config.base_url}/search"
         params = {"query": query}
 
         try:
diff --git a/src/cordra_mcp/config.py b/src/cordra_mcp/config.py
index d21c510..dc8e34a 100644
--- a/src/cordra_mcp/config.py
+++ b/src/cordra_mcp/config.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 """Configuration settings for the MCP Cordra server."""
 
-
 from pydantic import Field
 from pydantic_settings import BaseSettings, SettingsConfigDict
 
@@ -15,29 +14,20 @@ class CordraConfig(BaseSettings):
         case_sensitive=False,
     )
 
-    cordra_url: str = Field(
+    base_url: str = Field(
         default="https://localhost:8443",
-        description="Base URL of the Cordra repository"
+        description="Base URL of the Cordra repository",
     )
     username: str | None = Field(
-        default=None,
-        description="Username for Cordra authentication"
+        default=None, description="Username for Cordra authentication"
     )
     password: str | None = Field(
-        default=None,
-        description="Password for Cordra authentication"
+        default=None, description="Password for Cordra authentication"
     )
     max_search_results: int = Field(
-        default=1000,
-        description="Maximum number of search results to return"
+        default=1000, description="Maximum number of search results to return"
     )
     verify_ssl: bool = Field(
-        default=True,
-        description="Whether to verify SSL certificates"
+        default=True, description="Whether to verify SSL certificates"
     )
-    timeout: int = Field(
-        default=30,
-        description="Request timeout in seconds"
-    )
-
-
+    timeout: int = Field(default=30, description="Request timeout in seconds")
diff --git a/tests/test_client.py b/tests/test_client.py
index 4cfded4..8d17cb0 100644
--- a/tests/test_client.py
+++ b/tests/test_client.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ from cordra_mcp.config import CordraConfig
 def config():
     """Create a test configuration."""
     return CordraConfig(
-        cordra_url="https://test.example.com",
+        base_url="https://test.example.com",
         username="testuser",
         password="testpass",
         verify_ssl=False,
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ class TestCordraConfig:
     def test_default_config(self):
         """Test default configuration values."""
         config = CordraConfig()
-        assert config.cordra_url == "https://localhost:8443"
+        assert config.base_url == "https://localhost:8443"
         assert config.username is None
         assert config.password is None
         assert config.max_search_results == 1000