diff --git a/app/testnet.go b/app/testnet.go
index 0a4238b77..a27568ab4 100644
--- a/app/testnet.go
+++ b/app/testnet.go
@@ -42,9 +42,11 @@ type TestnetValidator struct {
 	Delegations       []TestnetDelegation
 }
 
-type TestnetGov struct {
-	VotePeriod          time.Duration `json:"vote_period"`
-	ExpeditedVotePeriod time.Duration `json:"expedited_vote_period"`
+type TestnetGovConfig struct {
+	VotingParams *struct {
+		VotingPeriod        time.Duration `json:"voting_period,omitempty"`
+		ExpeditedVotePeriod time.Duration `json:"expedited_vote_period"`
+	} `json:"voting_params,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type TestnetUpgrade struct {
@@ -59,7 +61,7 @@ type TestnetAccount struct {
 type TestnetConfig struct {
 	Accounts   []TestnetAccount
 	Validators []TestnetValidator
-	Gov        TestnetGov
+	Gov        TestnetGovConfig
 	Upgrade    TestnetUpgrade
 }
 
@@ -256,8 +258,8 @@ func InitAkashAppForTestnet(
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err.Error())
 	}
-	govParams.ExpeditedVotingPeriod = &tcfg.Gov.ExpeditedVotePeriod
-	govParams.VotingPeriod = &tcfg.Gov.VotePeriod
+	govParams.ExpeditedVotingPeriod = &tcfg.Gov.VotingParams.ExpeditedVotePeriod
+	govParams.VotingPeriod = &tcfg.Gov.VotingParams.VotingPeriod
 	govParams.MinDeposit = sdk.NewCoins(sdk.NewInt64Coin(sdkutil.DenomUakt, 100000000))
 	govParams.ExpeditedMinDeposit = sdk.NewCoins(sdk.NewInt64Coin(sdkutil.DenomUakt, 150000000))
 
diff --git a/cmd/akash/cmd/testnetify/config.go b/cmd/akash/cmd/testnetify/config.go
index f306a9923..251bda818 100644
--- a/cmd/akash/cmd/testnetify/config.go
+++ b/cmd/akash/cmd/testnetify/config.go
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ type TestnetConfig struct {
 	ChainID    string                 `json:"chain_id"`
 	Validators TestnetValidators      `json:"validators"`
 	Accounts   []akash.TestnetAccount `json:"accounts"`
-	Gov        akash.TestnetGov       `json:"gov"`
+	Gov        akash.TestnetGovConfig `json:"gov"`
 	upgrade    akash.TestnetUpgrade
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/upgrade/testnet.json b/tests/upgrade/testnet.json
index 65e2d9e4d..5b6fa1a05 100644
--- a/tests/upgrade/testnet.json
+++ b/tests/upgrade/testnet.json
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
     "chain_id": "localakash",
     "gov": {
         "voting_params": {
-            "voting_period": "60s"
+            "voting_period": "60s",
+            "expedited_vote_period": "60s"
         }
     },
     "accounts": [