diff --git a/gql/README.md b/gql/README.md
index c0b6aa34..d2f10b1c 100644
--- a/gql/README.md
+++ b/gql/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # cerc-io laconic gql
 
-> Browser : http://localhost:9473 for gql
+> Browser : <http://localhost:9473> for gql
 
 ## Run gqlgen
 
@@ -385,4 +385,4 @@ Query participants:
     nitroAddress
   }
 }
-```
\ No newline at end of file
+```
diff --git a/x/auction/client/cli/tx.go b/x/auction/client/cli/tx.go
index 30423244..2f094b78 100644
--- a/x/auction/client/cli/tx.go
+++ b/x/auction/client/cli/tx.go
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ func GetCmdRevealBid() *cobra.Command {
 
 func GetCmdCreateAuction() *cobra.Command {
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
-		Use:   "create [commits-duration] [reveals-duration] [commit-fee] [reveal-fee] [minimum-bid] [max-price] [kind] [num-providers]",
+		Use:   "create [kind] [commits-duration] [reveals-duration] [commit-fee] [reveal-fee] [minimum-bid] [max-price] [num-providers]",
 		Short: "Create auction.",
 		Args:  cobra.ExactArgs(8),
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
@@ -142,45 +142,46 @@ func GetCmdCreateAuction() *cobra.Command {
 				return err
 			}
 
-			commitsDuration, err := time.ParseDuration(args[0])
+			kind := args[0]
+
+			commitsDuration, err := time.ParseDuration(args[1])
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 
-			revealsDuration, err := time.ParseDuration(args[1])
+			revealsDuration, err := time.ParseDuration(args[2])
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 
-			commitFee, err := sdk.ParseCoinNormalized(args[2])
+			commitFee, err := sdk.ParseCoinNormalized(args[3])
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 
-			revealFee, err := sdk.ParseCoinNormalized(args[3])
+			revealFee, err := sdk.ParseCoinNormalized(args[4])
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 
-			minimumBid, err := sdk.ParseCoinNormalized(args[4])
+			minimumBid, err := sdk.ParseCoinNormalized(args[5])
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 
-			maxPrice, err := sdk.ParseCoinNormalized(args[5])
+			maxPrice, err := sdk.ParseCoinNormalized(args[6])
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 
-			kind := args[6]
-
 			numProvidersInt, err := strconv.Atoi(args[7])
 			if err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("invalid num-providers value: %w", err)
+				return err
 			}
 			numProviders := int32(numProvidersInt)
 
 			msg := auctiontypes.NewMsgCreateAuction(
+				kind,
 				commitsDuration,
 				revealsDuration,
 				commitFee,
@@ -188,7 +189,6 @@ func GetCmdCreateAuction() *cobra.Command {
 				minimumBid,
 				maxPrice,
 				numProviders,
-				kind,
 				clientCtx.GetFromAddress(),
 			)
 			err = msg.ValidateBasic()
diff --git a/x/auction/module/autocli.go b/x/auction/module/autocli.go
index f9df6543..b1214695 100644
--- a/x/auction/module/autocli.go
+++ b/x/auction/module/autocli.go
@@ -81,14 +81,17 @@ func (am AppModule) AutoCLIOptions() *autocliv1.ModuleOptions {
 			RpcCommandOptions: []*autocliv1.RpcCommandOptions{
 				{
 					RpcMethod: "CreateAuction",
-					Use:       "create [commits-duration] [reveals-duration] [commit-fee] [reveal-fee] [minimum-bid]",
+					Use:       "create [kind] [commits-duration] [reveals-duration] [commit-fee] [reveal-fee] [minimum-bid] [max-price] [num-providers]",
 					Short:     "Create an auction",
 					PositionalArgs: []*autocliv1.PositionalArgDescriptor{
+						{ProtoField: "kind"},
 						{ProtoField: "commits_duration"},
 						{ProtoField: "reveals_duration"},
 						{ProtoField: "commit_fee"},
 						{ProtoField: "reveal_fee"},
 						{ProtoField: "minimum_bid"},
+						{ProtoField: "max_price"},
+						{ProtoField: "num_providers"},
 					},
 				},
 				{
diff --git a/x/auction/msgs.go b/x/auction/msgs.go
index 2ed0cc69..7634135f 100644
--- a/x/auction/msgs.go
+++ b/x/auction/msgs.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ var (
 
 // NewMsgCreateAuction is the constructor function for MsgCreateAuction.
 func NewMsgCreateAuction(
+	kind string,
 	commitsDuration time.Duration,
 	revealsDuration time.Duration,
 	commitFee sdk.Coin,
@@ -24,7 +25,6 @@ func NewMsgCreateAuction(
 	minimumBid sdk.Coin,
 	maxPrice sdk.Coin,
 	numProviders int32,
-	kind string,
 	signer sdk.AccAddress,
 ) MsgCreateAuction {
 	fmt.Print(signer.String())
@@ -56,20 +56,30 @@ func (msg MsgCreateAuction) ValidateBasic() error {
 		return errorsmod.Wrap(sdkerrors.ErrInvalidAddress, msg.Signer)
 	}
 
+	if msg.Kind != AuctionKindVickrey && msg.Kind != AuctionKindProvider {
+		return errorsmod.Wrap(sdkerrors.ErrInvalidRequest, fmt.Sprintf("auction kind should be one of %s | %s", AuctionKindVickrey, AuctionKindProvider))
+	}
+
 	if msg.CommitsDuration <= 0 {
-		return errorsmod.Wrap(sdkerrors.ErrInvalidRequest, "commit phase duration invalid.")
+		return errorsmod.Wrap(sdkerrors.ErrInvalidRequest, "commit phase duration invalid")
 	}
 
 	if msg.RevealsDuration <= 0 {
-		return errorsmod.Wrap(sdkerrors.ErrInvalidRequest, "reveal phase duration invalid.")
+		return errorsmod.Wrap(sdkerrors.ErrInvalidRequest, "reveal phase duration invalid")
 	}
 
 	if msg.Kind == AuctionKindVickrey && !msg.MinimumBid.IsPositive() {
-		return errorsmod.Wrap(sdkerrors.ErrInvalidRequest, "minimum bid should be greater than zero.")
+		return errorsmod.Wrap(sdkerrors.ErrInvalidRequest, fmt.Sprintf("minimum bid should be greater than zero for %s auction", AuctionKindVickrey))
 	}
 
-	if msg.Kind == AuctionKindProvider && !msg.MaxPrice.IsPositive() {
-		return errorsmod.Wrap(sdkerrors.ErrInvalidRequest, "maximum price should be greater than zero.")
+	if msg.Kind == AuctionKindProvider {
+		if !msg.MaxPrice.IsPositive() {
+			return errorsmod.Wrap(sdkerrors.ErrInvalidRequest, fmt.Sprintf("max price should be greater than zero for %s auction", AuctionKindProvider))
+		}
+
+		if msg.NumProviders <= 0 {
+			return errorsmod.Wrap(sdkerrors.ErrInvalidRequest, fmt.Sprintf("num providers should be greater than zero for %s auction", AuctionKindProvider))
+		}
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/x/registry/keeper/naming_keeper.go b/x/registry/keeper/naming_keeper.go
index 4358d5ec..963da40d 100644
--- a/x/registry/keeper/naming_keeper.go
+++ b/x/registry/keeper/naming_keeper.go
@@ -289,14 +289,14 @@ func (k Keeper) createAuthority(ctx sdk.Context, name string, owner string, isRo
 
 		// Create an auction.
 		msg := auctiontypes.NewMsgCreateAuction(
+			auctiontypes.AuctionKindVickrey,
 			moduleParams.AuthorityAuctionCommitsDuration,
 			moduleParams.AuthorityAuctionRevealsDuration,
 			moduleParams.AuthorityAuctionCommitFee,
 			moduleParams.AuthorityAuctionRevealFee,
 			moduleParams.AuthorityAuctionMinimumBid,
 			sdk.NewCoin("alnt", math.NewInt(0)),
-			int32(1),
-			auctiontypes.AuctionKindVickrey,
+			0,
 			ownerAddress,
 		)