diff --git a/R/AAAA.R b/R/AAAA.R
index 1a96aa5..e1076a3 100644
--- a/R/AAAA.R
+++ b/R/AAAA.R
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-# geotargets.env <- new.env()
+# geotargets.env <- new.env(parent = emptyenv())
 #
 # geotargets_env <- function() {
 #     geotargets.env
 # }
 
-.onAttach <- function(lib, pkg) {
-    geotargets_option_set()
-}
+# .onAttach <- function(lib, pkg) {
+#     geotargets_option_set()
+# }
diff --git a/R/tar-terra-rast.R b/R/tar-terra-rast.R
index 2215ae3..a8b319c 100644
--- a/R/tar-terra-rast.R
+++ b/R/tar-terra-rast.R
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ tar_terra_rast <- function(name,
                            retrieval = targets::tar_option_get("retrieval"),
                            cue = targets::tar_option_get("cue")) {
 
+    filetype <- filetype %||% "GTiff"
+    gdal <- gdal %||% "ENCODING=UTF-8"
+
     name <- targets::tar_deparse_language(substitute(name))
 
     envir <- targets::tar_option_get("envir")
diff --git a/R/tar-terra-vect.R b/R/tar-terra-vect.R
index 9619599..acc06ef 100644
--- a/R/tar-terra-vect.R
+++ b/R/tar-terra-vect.R
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ tar_terra_vect <- function(name,
                            storage = targets::tar_option_get("storage"),
                            retrieval = targets::tar_option_get("retrieval"),
                            cue = targets::tar_option_get("cue")) {
+
+    filetype <- filetype %||% "GeoJSON"
+    gdal <- gdal %||% "ENCODING=UTF-8"
+
     name <- targets::tar_deparse_language(substitute(name))
 
     envir <- targets::tar_option_get("envir")
diff --git a/man/geotargets-options.Rd b/man/geotargets-options.Rd
index c7a6099..094480f 100644
--- a/man/geotargets-options.Rd
+++ b/man/geotargets-options.Rd
@@ -19,7 +19,17 @@ geotargets_option_get(name)
 data in target store (default: \code{"GTiff"}). Options for driver names can be
 found here: \url{https://gdal.org/drivers/raster/index.html}}
 
-\item{gdal_raster_creation_options}{character; set the GDAL layer creation
+\item{gdal_raster_creation_options}{character; set the GDAL creation options
+used when writing raster files to target store (default: \code{""}). You may
+specify multiple values e.g. \code{c("COMPRESS=DEFLATE", "TFW=YES")}. Each GDAL
+driver supports a unique set of creation options. For example, with the
+default \code{"GTiff"} driver:
+\url{https://gdal.org/drivers/raster/gtiff.html#creation-options}}
+
+\item{gdal_vector_driver}{character, length 1; set the file type used for
+vector data in target store (default: \code{"GeoJSON"}).}
+
+\item{gdal_vector_creation_options}{character; set the GDAL layer creation
 options used when writing vector files to target store (default:
 \code{"ENCODING=UTF-8"}). You may specify multiple values e.g.
 \code{c("WRITE_BBOX=YES", "COORDINATE_PRECISION=10")}. Each GDAL driver supports
@@ -27,9 +37,6 @@ a unique set of creation options. For example, with the default \code{"GeoJSON"}
 driver:
 \url{https://gdal.org/drivers/vector/geojson.html#layer-creation-options}}
 
-\item{gdal_vector_driver}{character, length 1; set the file type used for
-vector data in target store (default: \code{"GeoJSON"}).}
-
 \item{name}{character; option name to get}
 }
 \description{