diff --git a/x/ccv/provider/keeper/msg_server.go b/x/ccv/provider/keeper/msg_server.go
index a66dfd9135..89970c4b70 100644
--- a/x/ccv/provider/keeper/msg_server.go
+++ b/x/ccv/provider/keeper/msg_server.go
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ func (k msgServer) CreateConsumer(goCtx context.Context, msg *types.MsgCreateCon
 
 	// initialization parameters are optional and hence could be nil;
 	// in that case, set the default
-	initializationParameters := types.ConsumerInitializationParameters{} // default params
+	initializationParameters := types.DefaultConsumerInitializationParameters() // default params
 	if msg.InitializationParameters != nil {
 		initializationParameters = *msg.InitializationParameters
 	}
diff --git a/x/ccv/provider/types/provider.go b/x/ccv/provider/types/provider.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6c6fc05563
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x/ccv/provider/types/provider.go
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+package types
+
+import (
+	"time"
+
+	clienttypes "github.com/cosmos/ibc-go/v8/modules/core/02-client/types"
+
+	ccv "github.com/cosmos/interchain-security/v6/x/ccv/types"
+)
+
+func DefaultConsumerInitializationParameters() ConsumerInitializationParameters {
+	return ConsumerInitializationParameters{
+		InitialHeight: clienttypes.Height{
+			RevisionNumber: 1,
+			RevisionHeight: 0,
+		},
+		GenesisHash:                       []byte{},
+		BinaryHash:                        []byte{},
+		SpawnTime:                         time.Time{},
+		UnbondingPeriod:                   ccv.DefaultConsumerUnbondingPeriod,
+		CcvTimeoutPeriod:                  ccv.DefaultCCVTimeoutPeriod,
+		TransferTimeoutPeriod:             ccv.DefaultTransferTimeoutPeriod,
+		ConsumerRedistributionFraction:    ccv.DefaultConsumerRedistributeFrac,
+		BlocksPerDistributionTransmission: ccv.DefaultBlocksPerDistributionTransmission,
+		HistoricalEntries:                 ccv.DefaultHistoricalEntries,
+		DistributionTransmissionChannel:   "",
+	}
+}
diff --git a/x/ccv/types/params.go b/x/ccv/types/params.go
index 2a29eeb086..03b9d3f979 100644
--- a/x/ccv/types/params.go
+++ b/x/ccv/types/params.go
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ const (
 	// (and for consistency with other protobuf schemas defined for ccv).
 	DefaultHistoricalEntries = int64(stakingtypes.DefaultHistoricalEntries)
 
-	// In general, the default unbonding period on the consumer is one week less
+	// In general, the default unbonding period on the consumer is one day less
 	// than the default unbonding period on the provider, where the provider uses
 	// the staking module default.
-	DefaultConsumerUnbondingPeriod = stakingtypes.DefaultUnbondingTime - 7*24*time.Hour
+	DefaultConsumerUnbondingPeriod = stakingtypes.DefaultUnbondingTime - 24*time.Hour
 
 	// Default retry delay period is 1 hour.
 	DefaultRetryDelayPeriod = time.Hour