diff --git a/x/gov/keeper.go b/x/gov/keeper.go
index ea3b47b96f..4569743efc 100644
--- a/x/gov/keeper.go
+++ b/x/gov/keeper.go
@@ -128,18 +128,24 @@ func (keeper Keeper) activateVotingPeriod(ctx sdk.Context, proposal Proposal) {
 // =====================================================
 // Procedures
 
+var (
+	defaultMinDeposit       int64 = 100
+	defaultMaxDepositPeriod int64 = 10000
+	defaultVotingPeriod     int64 = 10000
+)
+
 // Gets procedure from store. TODO: move to global param store and allow for updating of this
 func (keeper Keeper) GetDepositProcedure() DepositProcedure {
 	return DepositProcedure{
-		MinDeposit:       sdk.Coins{sdk.NewCoin("steak", 100)},
-		MaxDepositPeriod: 10000,
+		MinDeposit:       sdk.Coins{sdk.NewCoin("steak", defaultMinDeposit)},
+		MaxDepositPeriod: defaultMaxDepositPeriod,
 	}
 }
 
 // Gets procedure from store. TODO: move to global param store and allow for updating of this
 func (keeper Keeper) GetVotingProcedure() VotingProcedure {
 	return VotingProcedure{
-		VotingPeriod: 10000,
+		VotingPeriod: defaultVotingPeriod,
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/x/gov/keeper_test.go b/x/gov/keeper_test.go
index 786953fd3a..988a8a6a7e 100644
--- a/x/gov/keeper_test.go
+++ b/x/gov/keeper_test.go
@@ -10,6 +10,13 @@ import (
 	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 )
 
+// overwrite defaults for testing
+func init() {
+	defaultMinDeposit = 10
+	defaultMaxDepositPeriod = 200
+	defaultVotingPeriod = 200
+}
+
 func TestGetSetProposal(t *testing.T) {
 	mapp, keeper, _, _, _, _ := getMockApp(t, 0)
 	mapp.BeginBlock(abci.RequestBeginBlock{})