diff --git a/ingestion/ingestion/ingest.py b/ingestion/ingestion/ingest.py
index bf5259e5..ce39e49a 100644
--- a/ingestion/ingestion/ingest.py
+++ b/ingestion/ingestion/ingest.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-def _done_message(dataset_name: str | None, dry_run: bool) -> str:
+def _done_message(dataset_name: str | None, dry_run: bool = False) -> str:
     """Generate a completion message for the ingestion process."""
     if dataset_name:
         return f"==> Done {'upload simulation for' if dry_run else 'uploading'} dataset '{dataset_name}'! ✨"