diff --git a/packages/shadcn/src/commands/info.ts b/packages/shadcn/src/commands/info.ts
index 8e4324e990..f9993d9728 100644
--- a/packages/shadcn/src/commands/info.ts
+++ b/packages/shadcn/src/commands/info.ts
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ function printInfo(data: ReturnType<typeof collectInfo>) {
     // Registries.
     if (Object.keys(data.config.registries).length > 0) {
       logger.break()
-      logger.log(highlighter.info("Registries"))
+      logger.log("registries:")
       printEntries(data.config.registries)
     }
   } else {
diff --git a/packages/shadcn/src/commands/init.ts b/packages/shadcn/src/commands/init.ts
index c53c645787..aaddc8b995 100644
--- a/packages/shadcn/src/commands/init.ts
+++ b/packages/shadcn/src/commands/init.ts
@@ -134,7 +134,8 @@ export const init = new Command()
 
       if (options.defaults) {
         options.template = options.template || "next"
-        // Base resolution happens below — just mark presetBase as undefined.
+        options.base = options.base || "base"
+        options.reinstall = options.reinstall ?? false
       }
 
       if (options.template && !(options.template in templates)) {
@@ -373,13 +374,19 @@ export const init = new Command()
           : "")
 
       if (!resolvedBase) {
-        const base = await promptForBase()
-        resolvedBase = base
-        options.base = base
+        if (components.length > 0) {
+          // When initializing from a registry item, default to radix.
+          // The registry:base config will override this.
+          resolvedBase = "radix"
+        } else {
+          const base = await promptForBase()
+          resolvedBase = base
+          options.base = base
+        }
       }
 
       // Build the --defaults URL now that base is resolved.
-      if (options.defaults && components.length === 0) {
+      if (options.defaults && !components.some(isUrl)) {
         const initUrl = resolveInitUrl(
           {
             ...DEFAULT_PRESETS.nova,
diff --git a/packages/shadcn/src/utils/presets.ts b/packages/shadcn/src/utils/presets.ts
index e46ac6d788..fc239cc5ff 100644
--- a/packages/shadcn/src/utils/presets.ts
+++ b/packages/shadcn/src/utils/presets.ts
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ export const DEFAULT_PRESETS = {
   },
   lyra: {
     title: "Lyra",
-    description: "Tabler / JetBrains Mono",
+    description: "Hugeicons / JetBrains Mono",
     style: "lyra",
     baseColor: "neutral",
     theme: "neutral",
diff --git a/packages/tests/src/tests/init.test.ts b/packages/tests/src/tests/init.test.ts
index 7cb8b60d62..0bb25b8554 100644
--- a/packages/tests/src/tests/init.test.ts
+++ b/packages/tests/src/tests/init.test.ts
@@ -549,7 +549,9 @@ describe("shadcn init - next-monorepo", () => {
         "-t",
         "next-monorepo",
         "--preset",
-        "radix-nova",
+        "nova",
+        "--base",
+        "radix",
       ],
       { timeout: 300000, debug: true }
     )
diff --git a/packages/tests/src/tests/registries.test.ts b/packages/tests/src/tests/registries.test.ts
index 689a7a9a00..4b64c0086c 100644
--- a/packages/tests/src/tests/registries.test.ts
+++ b/packages/tests/src/tests/registries.test.ts
@@ -1042,8 +1042,6 @@ describe("registries", () => {
       "--yes",
     ])
 
-    expect(output.stderr).toContain("Updating CSS variables in app/globals.css")
-
     const globalCssContent = await fs.readFile(
       path.join(fixturePath, "app/globals.css"),
       "utf-8"
@@ -1204,7 +1202,12 @@ describe("registries:init", () => {
       "@one": "http://localhost:4444/r/{name}",
     })
 
-    await npxShadcn(fixturePath, ["init", "--force", "@one/style"])
+    await npxShadcn(fixturePath, [
+      "init",
+      "--force",
+      "--no-reinstall",
+      "@one/style",
+    ])
 
     const componentsJson = await fs.readJson(
       path.join(fixturePath, "components.json")
@@ -1272,7 +1275,12 @@ describe("registries:init", () => {
 
     process.env.BEARER_TOKEN = "EXAMPLE_BEARER_TOKEN"
 
-    await npxShadcn(fixturePath, ["init", "--force", "@two/style"])
+    await npxShadcn(fixturePath, [
+      "init",
+      "--force",
+      "--no-reinstall",
+      "@two/style",
+    ])
 
     const componentsJson = await fs.readJson(
       path.join(fixturePath, "components.json")