diff --git a/src/cmds/registry-cmds/auction-cmds/create.ts b/src/cmds/registry-cmds/auction-cmds/create.ts
index ad2aa2e..a940eb0 100644
--- a/src/cmds/registry-cmds/auction-cmds/create.ts
+++ b/src/cmds/registry-cmds/auction-cmds/create.ts
@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@ import { Arguments } from 'yargs';
 import assert from 'assert';
 import Long from 'long';
 
-import { Account, DENOM, Registry } from '@cerc-io/registry-sdk';
+import { Registry } from '@cerc-io/registry-sdk';
+import { MsgCreateAuctionResponse } from '@cerc-io/registry-sdk/dist/proto/cerc/auction/v1/tx';
 
 import { getConfig, getConnectionInfo, getGasAndFees, getGasPrice, txOutput } from '../../../util';
-import { MsgCreateAuctionResponse } from '@cerc-io/registry-sdk/dist/proto/cerc/auction/v1/tx';
+import { AUCTION_KIND_VICKREY, AUCTION_KIND_PROVIDER } from '../../../../test/helpers';
 
 export const command = 'create';
 
@@ -13,28 +14,40 @@ export const desc = 'Create auction.';
 
 export const builder = {
   kind: {
-    type: 'string'
+    type: 'string',
+    describe: 'Type of auction (vickrey | provider)'
   },
   'commits-duration': {
-    type: 'number'
+    type: 'number',
+    describe: 'Duration for commits phase in seconds'
   },
   'reveals-duration': {
-    type: 'number'
+    type: 'number',
+    describe: 'Duration for reveals phase in seconds'
+  },
+  denom: {
+    type: 'string',
+    describe: 'Denom'
   },
   'commit-fee': {
-    type: 'string'
+    type: 'number',
+    describe: 'Fee for committing to the auction'
   },
   'reveal-fee': {
-    type: 'string'
+    type: 'number',
+    describe: 'Fee for revealing bids in the auction'
   },
   'minimum-bid': {
-    type: 'string'
+    type: 'number',
+    describe: 'Minimum bid amount (only for vickrey auction)'
   },
   'max-price': {
-    type: 'string'
+    type: 'number',
+    describe: 'Maximum price (only for provider auction)'
   },
   'num-providers': {
-    type: 'string'
+    type: 'number',
+    describe: 'Number of providers (only for provider auction)'
   }
 };
 
@@ -50,29 +63,44 @@ export const handler = async (argv: Arguments) => {
     seconds: Long.fromNumber(argv.revealsDuration as number),
     nanos: 0
   };
+  const denom = argv.denom as string;
   const commitFee = {
-    denom: DENOM,
+    denom: denom,
     amount: argv.commitFee as string
   };
   const revealFee = {
-    denom: DENOM,
+    denom: denom,
     amount: argv.revealFee as string
   };
   const minimumBid = {
-    denom: DENOM,
+    denom: denom,
     amount: argv.minimumBid as string
   };
   const maxPrice = {
-    denom: DENOM,
+    denom: denom,
     amount: argv.maxPrice as string
   };
   const numProviders = argv.numProviders as number;
 
-  assert(kind, 'Invalid auction kind.');
-  assert(commitsDuration, 'Invalid commits duration.');
-  assert(revealsDuration, 'Invalid reveals duration.');
-  assert(commitFee, 'Invalid commit fee.');
-  assert(revealFee, 'Invalid reveal fee.');
+  const validKinds = [AUCTION_KIND_VICKREY, AUCTION_KIND_PROVIDER];
+  assert(validKinds.includes(kind), 'Invalid auction kind.');
+
+  if (kind === AUCTION_KIND_VICKREY) {
+    assert(commitsDuration, 'Invalid commits duration.');
+    assert(revealsDuration, 'Invalid reveals duration.');
+    assert(commitFee, 'Invalid commit fee.');
+    assert(revealFee, 'Invalid reveal fee.');
+    assert(!argv.maxPrice, 'Max price should not be provided for vickrey auction.');
+    assert(!argv.numProviders, 'Num providers should not be provided for vickrey auction.');
+  } else if (kind === AUCTION_KIND_PROVIDER) {
+    assert(commitsDuration, 'Invalid commits duration.');
+    assert(revealsDuration, 'Invalid reveals duration.');
+    assert(commitFee, 'Invalid commit fee.');
+    assert(revealFee, 'Invalid reveal fee.');
+    assert(maxPrice, 'Invalid max price.');
+    assert(numProviders, 'Invalid number of providers.');
+    assert(!argv.minimumBid, 'Minimum bid should not be provided for provider auction.');
+  }
 
   const { services: { registry: registryConfig } } = getConfig(config as string);
   const { rpcEndpoint, gqlEndpoint, privateKey, chainId } = getConnectionInfo(argv, registryConfig);
@@ -81,20 +109,16 @@ export const handler = async (argv: Arguments) => {
   assert(privateKey, 'Invalid Transaction Key.');
   assert(chainId, 'Invalid registry Chain ID.');
 
-  const account = new Account(Buffer.from(privateKey, 'hex'));
-  await account.init();
-  const signer = account.address;
-
   const gasPrice = getGasPrice(argv, registryConfig);
   const registry = new Registry(gqlEndpoint, rpcEndpoint, { chainId, gasPrice });
 
   const fee = getGasAndFees(argv, registryConfig);
 
   let result: MsgCreateAuctionResponse;
-  if (kind === 'vickrey') {
-    result = await registry.createAuction({ commitsDuration, revealsDuration, commitFee, revealFee, minimumBid, signer }, privateKey, fee);
+  if (kind === AUCTION_KIND_VICKREY) {
+    result = await registry.createAuction({ commitsDuration, revealsDuration, commitFee, revealFee, minimumBid }, privateKey, fee);
   } else {
-    result = await registry.createProviderAuction({ commitsDuration, revealsDuration, commitFee, revealFee, signer, maxPrice, numProviders }, privateKey, fee);
+    result = await registry.createProviderAuction({ commitsDuration, revealsDuration, commitFee, revealFee, maxPrice, numProviders }, privateKey, fee);
   }
   const jsonString = `{"auctionId":"${result.auction?.id}"}`;
 
diff --git a/src/cmds/registry-cmds/bond-cmds/create.ts b/src/cmds/registry-cmds/bond-cmds/create.ts
index 2385d94..e6440c9 100644
--- a/src/cmds/registry-cmds/bond-cmds/create.ts
+++ b/src/cmds/registry-cmds/bond-cmds/create.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { Arguments } from 'yargs';
 import assert from 'assert';
+
 import { Registry } from '@cerc-io/registry-sdk';
 
 import { getConfig, getConnectionInfo, getGasAndFees, getGasPrice, txOutput } from '../../../util';
diff --git a/test/helpers.ts b/test/helpers.ts
index 84d8326..4a7ba81 100644
--- a/test/helpers.ts
+++ b/test/helpers.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ 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);