diff --git a/src/python/createrepo_c/__init__.py b/src/python/createrepo_c/__init__.py
index 2a838ba2..5f91f3d2 100644
--- a/src/python/createrepo_c/__init__.py
+++ b/src/python/createrepo_c/__init__.py
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ def __init__(self,
                  destination,
                  num_packages=None,
                  unique_md_filenames=True,
-                 changelog_limit=None,
+                 changelog_limit=10,
                  preserve_existing_metadata=False,
                  compression=ZSTD_COMPRESSION,
                  checksum_type=SHA256,
@@ -521,8 +521,9 @@ def add_pkg_from_file(self, path):
 
         pkg = package_from_rpm(
             path,
-            location_href=str(relative_path),
             checksum_type=self._checksum_type,
+            location_href=str(relative_path),
+            location_base=None,
             changelog_limit=self._changelog_limit
         )