diff --git a/test/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/test/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 0b678090..d45a2f34 100644
--- a/test/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -500,6 +500,13 @@ add_test(NAME test_array_utils COMMAND test_array_utils.x)
             TIMEOUT 7200)
     endif()
 
+    add_test(NAME test_gvec_chartmap_converter_static
+        COMMAND ${Python3_EXECUTABLE}
+            ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/test_gvec_chartmap_converter_static.py)
+    set_tests_properties(test_gvec_chartmap_converter_static PROPERTIES
+        WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}
+        LABELS "unit;python")
+
     # Export tool for e2e test
     add_executable(export_boozer_chartmap_tool.x export_boozer_chartmap_tool.f90)
     target_link_libraries(export_boozer_chartmap_tool.x simple)
@@ -770,7 +777,7 @@ if(SIMPLE_ENABLE_PYTHON_TOOLS)
 endif()
 
 ##################################################
-# NCSX GC Cash–Karp COMPARISON TEST (VMEC vs MEISS)
+# NCSX GC Cash-Karp COMPARISON TEST (VMEC vs MEISS)
 ##################################################
 
 add_test(
diff --git a/test/tests/test_gvec_chartmap_converter_static.py b/test/tests/test_gvec_chartmap_converter_static.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9879c3e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/tests/test_gvec_chartmap_converter_static.py
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Static checks for the GVEC chartmap converter CLI contract."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import ast
+from pathlib import Path
+
+
+def fail(message: str) -> None:
+    raise SystemExit(f"FAIL: {message}")
+
+
+def main() -> None:
+    repo = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[2]
+    script = repo / "tools" / "gvec_to_boozer_chartmap.py"
+    tree = ast.parse(script.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+
+    for node in ast.walk(tree):
+        if not isinstance(node, ast.Call):
+            continue
+        if not isinstance(node.func, ast.Attribute):
+            continue
+        if node.func.attr != "add_argument":
+            continue
+        if not node.args or not isinstance(node.args[0], ast.Constant):
+            continue
+        if node.args[0].value != "--Bcov":
+            continue
+        for keyword in node.keywords:
+            if keyword.arg == "default" and isinstance(keyword.value, ast.Constant):
+                if keyword.value.value == "boozer-avg":
+                    print("PASS: GVEC converter defaults to Boozer covariant averaging")
+                    return
+                fail(f"--Bcov default is {keyword.value.value!r}")
+        fail("--Bcov has no default")
+
+    fail("--Bcov argument not found")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/test/tests/test_profiles.f90 b/test/tests/test_profiles.f90
index c94b4a51..e37132fe 100644
--- a/test/tests/test_profiles.f90
+++ b/test/tests/test_profiles.f90
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ subroutine test_peaked_profile_collision_rates(passed, nfail)
     end subroutine test_peaked_profile_collision_rates
 
     ! Flat radial profiles must reproduce the scalar (constant-coefficient)
-    ! collision operator bit-for-bit. This checks every intermediate value the
+    ! collision operator to round-off. This checks every intermediate value the
     ! stochastic step depends on: the interpolated coefficients at off-node s
     ! and the coleff outputs dpp/dhh/fpeff over the whole momentum range.
     subroutine test_flat_intermediate_values(passed, nfail)
diff --git a/tools/gvec_to_boozer_chartmap.py b/tools/gvec_to_boozer_chartmap.py
index 1eb0d3a0..9a7c8197 100644
--- a/tools/gvec_to_boozer_chartmap.py
+++ b/tools/gvec_to_boozer_chartmap.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def main():
     parser.add_argument("--ntheta", type=int, default=36)
     parser.add_argument("--nphi", type=int, default=81)
     parser.add_argument("--boozer-factor", type=int, default=1)
-    parser.add_argument("--Bcov", choices=["avg", "boozer-avg", "boozer-0"], default="avg", help="Method for computing B_theta and B_phi surface functions.")
+    parser.add_argument("--Bcov", choices=["avg", "boozer-avg", "boozer-0"], default="boozer-avg", help="Method for computing B_theta and B_phi surface functions.")
     parser.add_argument("--flip", choices=["pol", "tor"], default="tor", help="Flip the sign of the poloidal or toroidal angle (to obtain left-handed coordinates).")
     args = parser.parse_args()