diff --git a/process/7_create_basemaps.py b/process/7_create_basemaps.py
index f94c5bf2f0e024179c797c16c1fcd09595fdb801..7cbe21709b9606ded4aa4188f1affea10b56f883 100644
--- a/process/7_create_basemaps.py
+++ b/process/7_create_basemaps.py
@@ -39,16 +39,6 @@ import textwrap
 # import AWI Basemap configuration
 from config import *
 
-# ============================================================================
-#    GLOBAL VARIABLES
-# ============================================================================
-
-# GDAL creation options for final result
-GDAL_CREATE_OPTIONS_FINAL = '-co TILED=YES -co BLOCKXSIZE=512 -co BLOCKYSIZE=512 -co COPY_SRC_OVERVIEWS=FALSE -co COMPRESS=NONE -co BIGTIFF=IF_NEEDED'
-
-# Method to create overviews
-OVERVIEW_METHOD = 'cubic'
-
 
 # ============================================================================
 #    FUNCTIONS
diff --git a/process/config.py b/process/config.py
index 775ef01da1074a2b678f22fbb99df4b412ef84b9..ee1270d5ef4b809bba1dc4defd321ae7212b5774 100644
--- a/process/config.py
+++ b/process/config.py
@@ -372,8 +372,7 @@ SERVICE_CONF_FILE = PATH_RESULT / 'service.conf'
 
 # The following settings are operational parameters for the process. If the
 # temporary GeoTIFFs created by GDAL shall be created with different create
-# options, they can be adjusted below. The create options for the final
-# results, however, are specified in the last python script.
+# options, they can be adjusted below.
 
 # GDAL creation options
 # GDAL_CREATE_OPTIONS = '-co COMPRESS=NONE -co BIGTIFF=IF_NEEDED'
@@ -388,6 +387,13 @@ GDAL_CREATE_OPTIONS_PY = '--co COMPRESS=DEFLATE --co PREDICTOR=2 --co ZLEVEL=9 -
 # GDAL warp options
 WARP_OPTIONS = '-wo SOURCE_EXTRA=1000 -et 0'
 
+# GDAL creation options for final result
+# GDAL_CREATE_OPTIONS_FINAL = '-co TILED=YES -co BLOCKXSIZE=512 -co BLOCKYSIZE=512 -co COPY_SRC_OVERVIEWS=FALSE -co COMPRESS=NONE -co BIGTIFF=IF_NEEDED'
+GDAL_CREATE_OPTIONS_FINAL = '-co TILED=YES -co BLOCKXSIZE=512 -co BLOCKYSIZE=512 -co COPY_SRC_OVERVIEWS=FALSE -co COMPRESS=DEFLATE -co PREDICTOR=2 -co ZLEVEL=9 -co BIGTIFF=IF_NEEDED'
+
+# Method to create overviews
+OVERVIEW_METHOD = 'cubic'
+
 
 # ============================================================================
 #    RUN FUNCTION