diff --git a/HISTORY.md b/HISTORY.md
index 8259555..abf5dd1 100644
--- a/HISTORY.md
+++ b/HISTORY.md
@@ -6,6 +6,14 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
 <!-- insertion marker -->
+## [1.1.0](https://github.com/cortexapps/cli/releases/tag/1.1.0) - 2025-11-04
+
+<small>[Compare with 1.0.6](https://github.com/cortexapps/cli/compare/1.0.6...1.1.0)</small>
+
+### Added
+
+- add: support for triggering scorecard entity evaluation ([66d73d9](https://github.com/cortexapps/cli/commit/66d73d9ec5ab6d2373736f636e53643abe06c063) by Jeff Schnitter).
+
 ## [1.0.6](https://github.com/cortexapps/cli/releases/tag/1.0.6) - 2025-10-31
 
 <small>[Compare with 1.0.5](https://github.com/cortexapps/cli/compare/1.0.5...1.0.6)</small>
diff --git a/cortexapps_cli/cli.py b/cortexapps_cli/cli.py
index 8998fa5..03d471d 100755
--- a/cortexapps_cli/cli.py
+++ b/cortexapps_cli/cli.py
@@ -121,6 +121,10 @@ def global_callback(
             else:
                 url = "https://api.getcortexapp.com"
 
+    # Set default URL if not provided
+    if not url:
+        url = "https://api.getcortexapp.com"
+
     # strip any quotes or spaces from the api_key and url
     api_key = api_key.strip('"\' ')
     url = url.strip('"\' /')
diff --git a/tests/test_config_file.py b/tests/test_config_file.py
index 1c356dc..f37cc81 100644
--- a/tests/test_config_file.py
+++ b/tests/test_config_file.py
@@ -70,3 +70,28 @@ def test_config_file_base_url_env_var(monkeypatch, tmp_path):
     f.write_text(content)
     monkeypatch.setenv("CORTEX_BASE_URL", "https://api.getcortexapp.com")
     cli(["-c", str(f), "-t", "mySection", "entity-types", "list"])
+
+def test_no_base_url_defaults_correctly(monkeypatch, tmp_path):
+    """
+    Test that when base_url is not provided via config file or environment variable,
+    the CLI defaults to https://api.getcortexapp.com without crashing.
+
+    This reproduces the bug from issue #151 where url.strip() was called on None.
+    """
+    # Remove CORTEX_BASE_URL from environment
+    monkeypatch.delenv("CORTEX_BASE_URL", raising=False)
+
+    cortex_api_key = os.getenv('CORTEX_API_KEY')
+
+    # Create config file WITHOUT base_url
+    f = tmp_path / "cortex_config_no_base_url"
+    template = Template("""
+        [default]
+        api_key = "${cortex_api_key}"
+        """)
+    content = template.substitute(cortex_api_key=cortex_api_key)
+    f.write_text(content)
+
+    # This should not crash and should use the default URL
+    response = cli(["-c", str(f), "entity-types", "list"])
+    assert 'definitions' in response, "Should successfully call API with default URL"
diff --git a/tests/test_scorecards.py b/tests/test_scorecards.py
index 0368c42..9ec4216 100644
--- a/tests/test_scorecards.py
+++ b/tests/test_scorecards.py
@@ -27,9 +27,10 @@ def test_scorecards():
     # cannot rely on a scorecard evaluation being complete, so not performing any validation
     cli(["scorecards", "next-steps", "-s", "cli-test-scorecard", "-t", "cli-test-service"])
 
-    # Test trigger-evaluation command
+    # Test trigger-evaluation command (accepts both success and 409 Already evaluating)
     response = cli(["scorecards", "trigger-evaluation", "-s", "cli-test-scorecard", "-e", "cli-test-service"], return_type=ReturnType.STDOUT)
-    assert "Scorecard evaluation triggered successfully" in response, "Should receive success message when triggering evaluation"
+    assert ("Scorecard evaluation triggered successfully" in response or "Already evaluating scorecard" in response), \
+        "Should receive success message or 409 Already evaluating error"
 
     # cannot rely on a scorecard evaluation being complete, so not performing any validation
     #response = cli(["scorecards", "scores", "-s", "cli-test-scorecard", "-t", "cli-test-service"])