diff --git a/man/tm_data_table.Rd b/man/tm_data_table.Rd
index b63bb05cb..f0da1e9f0 100644
--- a/man/tm_data_table.Rd
+++ b/man/tm_data_table.Rd
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
 tm_data_table(
   label = "Data Table",
   variables_selected = list(),
-  datasets_selected = "all",
-  datanames = datasets_selected,
+  datasets_selected = character(0),
+  datanames = if (!length(datasets_selected)) "all" else datasets_selected,
   dt_args = list(),
   dt_options = list(searching = FALSE, pageLength = 30, lengthMenu = c(5, 15, 30, 100),
     scrollX = TRUE),
diff --git a/man/tm_front_page.Rd b/man/tm_front_page.Rd
index 8d1e2fdbf..2bd30efb8 100644
--- a/man/tm_front_page.Rd
+++ b/man/tm_front_page.Rd
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ tm_front_page(
   tables = list(),
   additional_tags = tagList(),
   footnotes = character(0),
-  show_metadata = TRUE,
+  show_metadata = FALSE,
   datanames = if (isTRUE(show_metadata)) "all" else NULL
 )
 }
diff --git a/man/tm_variable_browser.Rd b/man/tm_variable_browser.Rd
index 614ca9474..fcf07cdff 100644
--- a/man/tm_variable_browser.Rd
+++ b/man/tm_variable_browser.Rd
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 \usage{
 tm_variable_browser(
   label = "Variable Browser",
-  datasets_selected = "all",
-  datanames = datasets_selected,
+  datasets_selected = character(0),
+  datanames = if (length(datasets_selected) == 0) "all" else datasets_selected,
   parent_dataname = "ADSL",
   pre_output = NULL,
   post_output = NULL,