diff --git a/metaflow/plugins/aip/aip.py b/metaflow/plugins/aip/aip.py
index 44689c1cd0c..d25743f1442 100644
--- a/metaflow/plugins/aip/aip.py
+++ b/metaflow/plugins/aip/aip.py
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ def __init__(
         notify_on_success=None,
         sqs_url_on_error=None,
         sqs_role_arn_on_error=None,
-        add_default_cards=False,
+        add_default_card=False,
         **kwargs,
     ):
         """
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ def __init__(
         self.notify_on_success = notify_on_success
         self.sqs_url_on_error = sqs_url_on_error
         self.sqs_role_arn_on_error = sqs_role_arn_on_error
-        self.add_default_cards = add_default_cards
+        self.add_default_card = add_default_card
         self._client = None
         self._exit_handler_created = False
 
@@ -1451,8 +1451,8 @@ def _create_metaflow_step_op(
             metaflow_execution_cmd += " --is_split_index"
         if node.type == "join":
             metaflow_execution_cmd += " --is-join-step"
-        if self.add_default_cards:
-            metaflow_execution_cmd += " --add-default-cards"
+        if self.add_default_card:
+            metaflow_execution_cmd += " --add-default-card"
 
         metaflow_execution_cmd += ' --preceding_component_outputs_dict "'
         for key in preceding_component_outputs_dict:
diff --git a/metaflow/plugins/aip/aip_cli.py b/metaflow/plugins/aip/aip_cli.py
index ac931fc89cf..fbae58ad366 100644
--- a/metaflow/plugins/aip/aip_cli.py
+++ b/metaflow/plugins/aip/aip_cli.py
@@ -261,9 +261,9 @@ def cli_decorator(func: Callable):
             show_default=True,
         )
         @click.option(
-            "--add-default-cards",
-            "add_default_cards",
-            default=from_conf("METAFLOW_AIP_ADD_DEFAULT_CARDS", default=True),
+            "--add-default-card",
+            "add_default_card",
+            default=from_conf("METAFLOW_AIP_ADD_DEFAULT_CARD", default=True),
             help="Whether to add default card to all workflow steps",
             show_default=True,
         )
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ def run(
     sqs_role_arn_on_error=None,
     argo_wait=False,
     wait_for_completion_timeout=None,
-    add_default_cards=True,
+    add_default_card=True,
     **kwargs,
 ):
     """
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ def run(
         notify_on_success=notify_on_success,
         sqs_url_on_error=sqs_url_on_error,
         sqs_role_arn_on_error=sqs_role_arn_on_error,
-        add_default_cards=add_default_cards,
+        add_default_card=add_default_card,
     )
 
     if yaml_only:
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ def create(
     recurring_run_enable=None,
     recurring_run_cron=None,
     recurring_run_concurrency=None,
-    add_default_cards=True,
+    add_default_card=True,
     **kwargs,
 ):
     """
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ def create(
         notify_on_success=notify_on_success,
         sqs_url_on_error=sqs_url_on_error,
         sqs_role_arn_on_error=sqs_role_arn_on_error,
-        add_default_cards=add_default_cards,
+        add_default_card=add_default_card,
     )
 
     if yaml_only:
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ def make_flow(
     notify_on_success,
     sqs_url_on_error,
     sqs_role_arn_on_error,
-    add_default_cards,
+    add_default_card,
 ):
     """
     Analogous to step_functions_cli.py
@@ -694,7 +694,7 @@ def make_flow(
 
     # Attach AIP decorator to the flow
     decorators._attach_decorators(obj.flow, [AIPInternalDecorator.name])
-    if add_default_cards:
+    if add_default_card:
         decorators._attach_decorators(obj.flow, ["card:id=default"])
 
     decorators._init_step_decorators(
@@ -740,5 +740,5 @@ def make_flow(
         notify_on_success=notify_on_success,
         sqs_url_on_error=sqs_url_on_error,
         sqs_role_arn_on_error=sqs_role_arn_on_error,
-        add_default_cards=add_default_cards,
+        add_default_card=add_default_card,
     )
diff --git a/metaflow/plugins/aip/aip_metaflow_step.py b/metaflow/plugins/aip/aip_metaflow_step.py
index 0efdf4b7e12..e3fb30afc60 100644
--- a/metaflow/plugins/aip/aip_metaflow_step.py
+++ b/metaflow/plugins/aip/aip_metaflow_step.py
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ def _command(
 @click.option("--workflow_name")
 @click.option("--is-interruptible/--not-interruptible", default=False)
 @click.option("--is-join-step", is_flag=True, default=False)
-@click.option("--add-default-cards", is_flag=True, default=False)
+@click.option("--add-default-card", is_flag=True, default=False)
 def aip_metaflow_step(
     volume_dir: str,
     environment: str,
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ def aip_metaflow_step(
     workflow_name: str,
     is_interruptible: bool,
     is_join_step: bool,
-    add_default_cards: bool,
+    add_default_card: bool,
 ) -> None:
     """
     (1) Renders and runs the Metaflow package_commands and Metaflow step
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ def aip_metaflow_step(
         user_code_retries,
         workflow_name,
         script_name,
-        add_default_cards,
+        add_default_card,
     )
 
     # expose passed KFP passed in arguments as environment variables to