diff --git a/packages/backend/src/registry.ts b/packages/backend/src/registry.ts
index dfb95d80..14ac2888 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/registry.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/registry.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { inc as semverInc } from 'semver';
 import { DateTime } from 'luxon';
 
 import { Registry as LaconicRegistry } from '@cerc-io/registry-sdk';
+import { Util } from '@cerc-io/registry-sdk/src/util';
 
 import { RegistryConfig } from './config';
 import {
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ import {
   ApplicationDeploymentRemovalRequest
 } from './entity/Deployment';
 import { AppDeploymentRecord, AppDeploymentRemovalRecord, PackageJSON } from './types';
-import { parseGasAndFees, sleep } from './utils';
+import { sleep } from './utils';
 
 const log = debug('snowball:registry');
 
@@ -100,7 +101,7 @@ export class Registry {
       ...(packageJSON.version && { app_version: packageJSON.version })
     };
 
-    const fee = parseGasAndFees(this.registryConfig.fee.gas, this.registryConfig.fee.fees);
+    const fee = Util.parseGasAndFees(this.registryConfig.fee.gas, this.registryConfig.fee.fees);
 
     const result = await this.registry.setRecord(
       {
@@ -192,7 +193,7 @@ export class Registry {
 
     await sleep(SLEEP_DURATION);
 
-    const fee = parseGasAndFees(this.registryConfig.fee.gas, this.registryConfig.fee.fees);
+    const fee = Util.parseGasAndFees(this.registryConfig.fee.gas, this.registryConfig.fee.fees);
 
     const result = await this.registry.setRecord(
       {
@@ -286,7 +287,7 @@ export class Registry {
       deployment: data.deploymentId
     };
 
-    const fee = parseGasAndFees(this.registryConfig.fee.gas, this.registryConfig.fee.fees);
+    const fee = Util.parseGasAndFees(this.registryConfig.fee.gas, this.registryConfig.fee.fees);
 
     const result = await this.registry.setRecord(
       {
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/utils.ts b/packages/backend/src/utils.ts
index 8d3d1eb0..629a7f81 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/utils.ts
@@ -80,23 +80,3 @@ export const loadAndSaveData = async <Entity extends ObjectLiteral>(
 
 export const sleep = async (ms: number): Promise<void> =>
   new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, ms));
-
-export const parseGasAndFees = (gas?: string, fees?: string): StdFee | number | undefined => {
-  // If fees is not given or a number, treat it as a gas estimation multiplier
-  if (fees === null || fees === undefined) {
-    return undefined;
-  }
-
-  const isFeesANumber = !isNaN(Number(fees));
-  if (isFeesANumber) {
-    return Number(fees);
-  }
-
-  // If fees is not a gas estimation multiplier, gas is required
-  assert(gas, 'Invalid gas.');
-
-  return {
-    amount: parseCoins(String(fees)),
-    gas: String(gas)
-  };
-};
diff --git a/packages/backend/test/initialize-registry.ts b/packages/backend/test/initialize-registry.ts
index 414bd88f..a0ca4979 100644
--- a/packages/backend/test/initialize-registry.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/test/initialize-registry.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import debug from 'debug';
 
 import { Registry } from '@cerc-io/registry-sdk';
+import { Util } from '@cerc-io/registry-sdk/src/util';
 
-import { getConfig, parseGasAndFees } from '../src/utils';
+import { getConfig } from '../src/utils';
 
 const log = debug('snowball:initialize-registry');
 
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ async function main () {
   const bondId = await registry.getNextBondId(registryConfig.privateKey);
   log('bondId:', bondId);
 
-  const fee = parseGasAndFees(registryConfig.fee.gas, registryConfig.fee.fees);
+  const fee = Util.parseGasAndFees(registryConfig.fee.gas, registryConfig.fee.fees);
 
   await registry.createBond(
     { denom: DENOM, amount: BOND_AMOUNT },
diff --git a/packages/backend/test/publish-deploy-records.ts b/packages/backend/test/publish-deploy-records.ts
index 7fca02cb..029e2f89 100644
--- a/packages/backend/test/publish-deploy-records.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/test/publish-deploy-records.ts
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@ import { DataSource } from 'typeorm';
 import path from 'path';
 
 import { Registry } from '@cerc-io/registry-sdk';
+import { Util } from '@cerc-io/registry-sdk/src/util';
 
-import { getConfig, parseGasAndFees } from '../src/utils';
+import { getConfig } from '../src/utils';
 import { Deployment, DeploymentStatus, Environment } from '../src/entity/Deployment';
 
 const log = debug('snowball:publish-deploy-records');
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ async function main() {
       url
     };
 
-    const fee = parseGasAndFees(registryConfig.fee.gas, registryConfig.fee.fees);
+    const fee = Util.parseGasAndFees(registryConfig.fee.gas, registryConfig.fee.fees);
 
     const result = await registry.setRecord(
       {
diff --git a/packages/backend/test/publish-deployment-removal-records.ts b/packages/backend/test/publish-deployment-removal-records.ts
index 97f237db..fd13b0f4 100644
--- a/packages/backend/test/publish-deployment-removal-records.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/test/publish-deployment-removal-records.ts
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@ import { DataSource } from 'typeorm';
 import path from 'path';
 
 import { Registry } from '@cerc-io/registry-sdk';
+import { Util } from '@cerc-io/registry-sdk/src/util';
 
-import { getConfig, parseGasAndFees } from '../src/utils';
+import { getConfig } from '../src/utils';
 import { Deployment, DeploymentStatus } from '../src/entity/Deployment';
 
 const log = debug('snowball:publish-deployment-removal-records');
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ async function main () {
       request: deployment.applicationDeploymentRemovalRequestId,
     }
 
-    const fee = parseGasAndFees(registryConfig.fee.gas, registryConfig.fee.fees);
+    const fee = Util.parseGasAndFees(registryConfig.fee.gas, registryConfig.fee.fees);
 
     const result = await registry.setRecord(
       {
diff --git a/packages/deployer/config.staging.yml b/packages/deployer/config.staging.yml
index 4e0780c0..b2c8f7db 100644
--- a/packages/deployer/config.staging.yml
+++ b/packages/deployer/config.staging.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ services:
     userKey: 87d00f66a73e2ca428adeb49ba9164d0ad9a87edc60e33d46ad3031b9c5701fe
     bondId: 89c75c7bc5759861d10285aff6f9e7227d6855e446b77ad5d8324822dfec7deb
     chainId: laconic_9000-1
-    gas: 200000
-    fees: 200000alnt
-    gasPrice:
+    gas:
+    fees:
+    gasPrice: 1
diff --git a/packages/deployer/config.yml b/packages/deployer/config.yml
index 2d26ebe9..b793bb2b 100644
--- a/packages/deployer/config.yml
+++ b/packages/deployer/config.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ services:
     userKey: 489c9dd3931c2a2d4dd77973302dc5eb01e2a49552f9d932c58d9da823512311
     bondId: 99c0e9aec0ac1b8187faa579be3b54f93fafb6060ac1fd29170b860df605be32
     chainId: laconic_9000-1
-    gas: 200000
-    fees: 200000alnt
-    gasPrice:
+    gas:
+    fees:
+    gasPrice: 1