diff --git a/pkg/cmd/pr/create/create.go b/pkg/cmd/pr/create/create.go
index 25e34c9e4..4efdad799 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/pr/create/create.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/pr/create/create.go
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ type CreateContext struct {
 	// This struct stores contextual data about the creation process and is for building up enough
 	// data to create a pull request
 	RepoContext        *context.ResolvedRemotes
-	BaseRepo           ghrepo.Interface
+	BaseRepo           *api.Repository
 	HeadRepo           ghrepo.Interface
 	BaseTrackingBranch string
 	BaseBranch         string
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ func createRun(opts *CreateOptions) (err error) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	allowMetadata := ctx.BaseRepo.(*api.Repository).ViewerCanTriage()
+	allowMetadata := ctx.BaseRepo.ViewerCanTriage()
 	action, err := shared.ConfirmSubmission(!state.HasMetadata(), allowMetadata)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("unable to confirm: %w", err)
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ func submitPR(opts CreateOptions, ctx CreateContext, state shared.IssueMetadataS
 	}
 
 	opts.IO.StartProgressIndicator()
-	pr, err := api.CreatePullRequest(client, ctx.BaseRepo.(*api.Repository), params)
+	pr, err := api.CreatePullRequest(client, ctx.BaseRepo, params)
 	opts.IO.StopProgressIndicator()
 	if pr != nil {
 		fmt.Fprintln(opts.IO.Out, pr.URL)
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/pr/create/create_test.go b/pkg/cmd/pr/create/create_test.go
index 58e536d59..4c604875b 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/pr/create/create_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/pr/create/create_test.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/MakeNowJust/heredoc"
+	"github.com/cli/cli/api"
 	"github.com/cli/cli/context"
 	"github.com/cli/cli/git"
 	"github.com/cli/cli/internal/config"
@@ -873,7 +874,7 @@ func Test_generateCompareURL(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name: "basic",
 			ctx: CreateContext{
-				BaseRepo:        ghrepo.New("OWNER", "REPO"),
+				BaseRepo:        api.InitRepoHostname(&api.Repository{Name: "REPO", Owner: api.RepositoryOwner{Login: "OWNER"}}, "github.com"),
 				BaseBranch:      "main",
 				HeadBranchLabel: "feature",
 			},
@@ -883,7 +884,7 @@ func Test_generateCompareURL(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name: "with labels",
 			ctx: CreateContext{
-				BaseRepo:        ghrepo.New("OWNER", "REPO"),
+				BaseRepo:        api.InitRepoHostname(&api.Repository{Name: "REPO", Owner: api.RepositoryOwner{Login: "OWNER"}}, "github.com"),
 				BaseBranch:      "a",
 				HeadBranchLabel: "b",
 			},
@@ -896,7 +897,7 @@ func Test_generateCompareURL(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name: "complex branch names",
 			ctx: CreateContext{
-				BaseRepo:        ghrepo.New("OWNER", "REPO"),
+				BaseRepo:        api.InitRepoHostname(&api.Repository{Name: "REPO", Owner: api.RepositoryOwner{Login: "OWNER"}}, "github.com"),
 				BaseBranch:      "main/trunk",
 				HeadBranchLabel: "owner:feature",
 			},