diff --git a/pyart/io/output_to_geotiff.py b/pyart/io/output_to_geotiff.py
index f5658ee820..994d3c95b1 100644
--- a/pyart/io/output_to_geotiff.py
+++ b/pyart/io/output_to_geotiff.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 def write_grid_geotiff(grid, filename, field, rgb=False, level=None,
                        cmap='viridis', vmin=0, vmax=75, color_levels=None,
-                       warp=False, sld=False, use_doublequotes=False):
+                       warp=False, sld=False, use_doublequotes=True):
     """
     Write a Py-ART Grid object to a GeoTIFF file.
 
diff --git a/pyart/io/tests/test_output_to_geotiff.py b/pyart/io/tests/test_output_to_geotiff.py
index c6d137ab1b..e4ab9fad7c 100644
--- a/pyart/io/tests/test_output_to_geotiff.py
+++ b/pyart/io/tests/test_output_to_geotiff.py
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ def test_write_grid_geotiff_tif_warp():
     grid = make_tiny_grid()
     with pyart.testing.InTemporaryDirectory():
         pyart.io.write_grid_geotiff(
-            grid, 'test.foo', 'reflectivity', warp=True, use_doublequotes=True)
+            grid, 'test.foo', 'reflectivity', warp=True)
         # check that something was written to the file
         with open('test.foo', 'rb') as f:
             assert len(f.read()) > 0