diff --git a/src/cmds/registry-cmds/auction-cmds/create.ts b/src/cmds/registry-cmds/auction-cmds/create.ts
index a940eb0..9e7d7a8 100644
--- a/src/cmds/registry-cmds/auction-cmds/create.ts
+++ b/src/cmds/registry-cmds/auction-cmds/create.ts
@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@ import { Arguments } from 'yargs';
 import assert from 'assert';
 import Long from 'long';
 
-import { Registry } from '@cerc-io/registry-sdk';
+import { AUCTION_KIND_PROVIDER, AUCTION_KIND_VICKREY, Registry } from '@cerc-io/registry-sdk';
 import { MsgCreateAuctionResponse } from '@cerc-io/registry-sdk/dist/proto/cerc/auction/v1/tx';
+import { Duration } from '@cerc-io/registry-sdk/dist/proto/google/protobuf/duration';
+import { coin } from '@cosmjs/amino';
 
 import { getConfig, getConnectionInfo, getGasAndFees, getGasPrice, txOutput } from '../../../util';
-import { AUCTION_KIND_VICKREY, AUCTION_KIND_PROVIDER } from '../../../../test/helpers';
 
 export const command = 'create';
 
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ export const builder = {
   },
   'commit-fee': {
     type: 'number',
-    describe: 'Fee for committing to the auction'
+    describe: 'Fee for committing a bid to the auction'
   },
   'reveal-fee': {
     type: 'number',
@@ -55,31 +56,19 @@ export const handler = async (argv: Arguments) => {
   const { config } = argv;
 
   const kind = argv.kind as string;
-  const commitsDuration = {
+  const commitsDuration = Duration.fromPartial({
     seconds: Long.fromNumber(argv.commitsDuration as number),
     nanos: 0
-  };
-  const revealsDuration = {
+  });
+  const revealsDuration = Duration.fromPartial({
     seconds: Long.fromNumber(argv.revealsDuration as number),
     nanos: 0
-  };
+  });
   const denom = argv.denom as string;
-  const commitFee = {
-    denom: denom,
-    amount: argv.commitFee as string
-  };
-  const revealFee = {
-    denom: denom,
-    amount: argv.revealFee as string
-  };
-  const minimumBid = {
-    denom: denom,
-    amount: argv.minimumBid as string
-  };
-  const maxPrice = {
-    denom: denom,
-    amount: argv.maxPrice as string
-  };
+  const commitFee = coin(argv.commitFee as string, denom);
+  const revealFee = coin(argv.revealFee as string, denom);
+  const minimumBid = coin(argv.minimumBid as string, denom);
+  const maxPrice = coin(argv.maxPrice as string, denom);
   const numProviders = argv.numProviders as number;
 
   const validKinds = [AUCTION_KIND_VICKREY, AUCTION_KIND_PROVIDER];
diff --git a/test/helpers.ts b/test/helpers.ts
index 4a7ba81..84d8326 100644
--- a/test/helpers.ts
+++ b/test/helpers.ts
@@ -16,9 +16,6 @@ export const AUCTION_FEES = {
 export const AUCTION_COMMIT_DURATION = 60; // 60s
 export const AUCTION_REVEAL_DURATION = 60; // 60s
 
-export const AUCTION_KIND_VICKREY = 'vickrey';
-export const AUCTION_KIND_PROVIDER = 'provider';
-
 export function checkResultAndRetrieveOutput (result: SpawnSyncReturns<Buffer>): any {
   expect(result.status).toBe(0);