diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/reporting/server/export_types/common/get_absolute_url.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/reporting/server/export_types/common/get_absolute_url.test.ts
index cb792fbd6ae039..0b06beabfd24dc 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/reporting/server/export_types/common/get_absolute_url.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/reporting/server/export_types/common/get_absolute_url.test.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 import { getAbsoluteUrlFactory } from './get_absolute_url';
 
 const defaultOptions = {
-  defaultBasePath: 'sbp',
+  basePath: 'sbp',
   protocol: 'http:',
   hostname: 'localhost',
   port: 5601,
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ test(`uses the provided hash with queryString`, () => {
 });
 
 test(`uses the provided basePath`, () => {
-  const getAbsoluteUrl = getAbsoluteUrlFactory(defaultOptions);
-  const absoluteUrl = getAbsoluteUrl({ basePath: '/s/marketing' });
+  const getAbsoluteUrl = getAbsoluteUrlFactory({ ...defaultOptions, basePath: '/s/marketing' });
+  const absoluteUrl = getAbsoluteUrl();
   expect(absoluteUrl).toBe(`http://localhost:5601/s/marketing/app/kibana`);
 });
 
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/reporting/server/export_types/common/get_absolute_url.ts b/x-pack/plugins/reporting/server/export_types/common/get_absolute_url.ts
index aca6432ad26e77..72305f47e71897 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/reporting/server/export_types/common/get_absolute_url.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/reporting/server/export_types/common/get_absolute_url.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 import url from 'url';
 
 interface AbsoluteURLFactoryOptions {
-  defaultBasePath: string;
+  basePath: string;
   protocol: string;
   hostname: string;
   port: string | number;
@@ -17,14 +17,9 @@ export const getAbsoluteUrlFactory = ({
   protocol,
   hostname,
   port,
-  defaultBasePath, // never gets an override
+  basePath,
 }: AbsoluteURLFactoryOptions) => {
-  return function getAbsoluteUrl({
-    basePath = defaultBasePath, // unused
-    hash = '',
-    path = '/app/kibana',
-    search = '',
-  } = {}) {
+  return function getAbsoluteUrl({ hash = '', path = '/app/kibana', search = '' } = {}) {
     return url.format({
       protocol,
       hostname,
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/reporting/server/export_types/common/get_full_urls.ts b/x-pack/plugins/reporting/server/export_types/common/get_full_urls.ts
index 06c1766f948ff2..f4e3a7b723c088 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/reporting/server/export_types/common/get_full_urls.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/reporting/server/export_types/common/get_full_urls.ts
@@ -36,12 +36,7 @@ export function getFullUrls<TaskPayloadType>({
     config.get('kibanaServer', 'hostname'),
     config.get('kibanaServer', 'port'),
   ] as string[];
-  const getAbsoluteUrl = getAbsoluteUrlFactory({
-    defaultBasePath: basePath,
-    protocol,
-    hostname,
-    port,
-  });
+  const getAbsoluteUrl = getAbsoluteUrlFactory({ basePath, protocol, hostname, port });
 
   // PDF and PNG job params put in the url differently
   let relativeUrls: string[] = [];
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/reporting/server/routes/diagnostic/screenshot.ts b/x-pack/plugins/reporting/server/routes/diagnostic/screenshot.ts
index 979283f9f037c3..0acf384869dedb 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/reporting/server/routes/diagnostic/screenshot.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/reporting/server/routes/diagnostic/screenshot.ts
@@ -35,19 +35,8 @@ export const registerDiagnoseScreenshot = (reporting: ReportingCore, logger: Log
         config.get('kibanaServer', 'port'),
       ] as string[];
 
-      const getAbsoluteUrl = getAbsoluteUrlFactory({
-        defaultBasePath: basePath,
-        protocol,
-        hostname,
-        port,
-      });
-
-      const hashUrl = getAbsoluteUrl({
-        basePath,
-        path: '/',
-        hash: '',
-        search: '',
-      });
+      const getAbsoluteUrl = getAbsoluteUrlFactory({ basePath, protocol, hostname, port });
+      const hashUrl = getAbsoluteUrl({ path: '/', hash: '', search: '' });
 
       // Hack the layout to make the base/login page work
       const layout = {