diff --git a/app/build.cpp b/app/build.cpp
index f264c4d1..47312623 100644
--- a/app/build.cpp
+++ b/app/build.cpp
@@ -179,9 +179,12 @@ void Build::addArgs()
 
     m_ap.add(
             "--laz_14",
-            "Write LAZ 1.4 content encoding (default: false)"
-            "logging (default: 10).",
-            [this](json j) { m_json["laz_14"] = extract(j); });
+            "Write LAZ 1.4 content encoding (default: false)",
+            [this](json j)
+            {
+                checkEmpty(j);
+                m_json["laz_14"] = true;
+            });
 
     addArbiter();
 }
diff --git a/entwine/io/laszip.cpp b/entwine/io/laszip.cpp
index 4d88d2f1..f554147d 100644
--- a/entwine/io/laszip.cpp
+++ b/entwine/io/laszip.cpp
@@ -45,22 +45,31 @@ void Laszip::write(
     reader.addView(view);
 
     // See https://www.pdal.io/stages/writers.las.html
-    const uint64_t timeMask(contains(metadata.schema, "GpsTime") ? 1 : 0);
-    const uint64_t colorMask(contains(metadata.schema, "Red") ? 2 : 0);
+    const bool hasColor = contains(metadata.schema, "Red");
 
     pdal::Options options;
     options.add("filename", localDir + localFile);
 
     if (metadata.internal.laz_14)
+    {
+        const bool hasNir = contains(metadata.schema, "Infrared");
+        int pdrf = hasColor ? 7 : 6;
+        if (hasNir) pdrf = 8;
         options.add("minor_version", 4);
+        options.add("dataformat_id", pdrf);
+    }
     else
+    {
+        const uint64_t timeMask(contains(metadata.schema, "GpsTime") ? 1 : 0);
+        const uint64_t colorMask(hasColor ? 2 : 0);
         options.add("minor_version", 2);
+        options.add("dataformat_id", timeMask | colorMask);
+    }
 
 
     options.add("extra_dims", "all");
     options.add("software_id", "Entwine " + currentEntwineVersion().toString());
 
-    options.add("dataformat_id", timeMask | colorMask);
 
     const auto so = getScaleOffset(metadata.schema);
     if (!so) throw std::runtime_error("Scale/offset is required for laszip");
diff --git a/entwine/util/config.cpp b/entwine/util/config.cpp
index 172252df..9843204a 100644
--- a/entwine/util/config.cpp
+++ b/entwine/util/config.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ BuildParameters getBuildParameters(const json& j)
         getSleepCount(j),
         getProgressInterval(j),
         getHierarchyStep(j),
-        getVerbose(j));
+        getVerbose(j),
+        j.value("laz_14", false));
 }
 
 } // unnamed namespace
diff --git a/test/unit/build.cpp b/test/unit/build.cpp
index 94415384..ac158e69 100644
--- a/test/unit/build.cpp
+++ b/test/unit/build.cpp
@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@ TEST(build, laszip14)
 {
     run({ { "input", test::dataPath() + "ellipsoid14.laz" } });
     const json ept = checkEpt();
-    // By default, since this is laszip input, our output will be laszip.
     EXPECT_EQ(ept.at("dataType").get<std::string>(), "laszip");
 
     const auto stuff = execute();
@@ -133,10 +132,9 @@ TEST(build, withflags)
 {
     run({ { "input", test::dataPath() + "ellipsoid14.laz" } });
     const json ept = checkEpt();
-    // By default, since this is laszip input, our output will be laszip.
     EXPECT_EQ(ept.at("dataType").get<std::string>(), "laszip");
 
-    const auto stuff = execute({ outDir + "ept-data/0-0-0-0.laz" });
+    const auto stuff = execute();
 
     auto& view = stuff->view;
     ASSERT_TRUE(view);
@@ -147,6 +145,26 @@ TEST(build, withflags)
     }
 }
 
+TEST(build, laz14Output)
+{
+    run({ 
+        { "input", test::dataPath() + "ellipsoid-class33.laz" },
+        { "laz_14", true },
+    });
+    const json ept = checkEpt();
+    EXPECT_EQ(ept.at("dataType").get<std::string>(), "laszip");
+
+    const auto stuff = execute();
+
+    auto& view = stuff->view;
+    ASSERT_TRUE(view);
+    checkData(*view);
+    for (const auto pr : *view)
+    {
+        ASSERT_EQ(pr.getFieldAs<int>(pdal::Dimension::Id::Classification), 33);
+    }
+}
+
 TEST(build, failedWrite)
 {
     struct FailIo : public io::Laszip
@@ -175,21 +193,6 @@ TEST(build, failedWrite)
     ASSERT_ANY_THROW(builder::run(builder, config));
 }
 
-TEST(build, laz14)
-{
-    run({
-        { "input", test::dataPath() + "ellipsoid.laz" },
-        { "laz_14", "true" }
-    });
-    const json ept = checkEpt();
-    EXPECT_EQ(ept.at("dataType").get<std::string>(), "laszip");
-
-    const auto stuff = execute();
-    auto& view = stuff->view;
-    ASSERT_TRUE(view);
-    checkData(*view);
-}
-
 TEST(build, binary)
 {
     run({