diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 09b3da3..2713d8d 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -933,7 +933,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "seda-common"
 version = "0.1.0"
-source = "git+https://github.com/sedaprotocol/seda-common-rs.git?branch=main#eaea0a9bffd5ae192ead0dd9da2f91c21783b123"
+source = "git+https://github.com/sedaprotocol/seda-common-rs.git?branch=chore/instantiate-qol#b1fe4f8dd5b602af713062f50a19c11e689aee0d"
 dependencies = [
  "base64",
  "cosmwasm-schema",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index f81e323..2addcb7 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ k256 = { version = "0.13", default-features = false, features = ["ecdsa"] }
 libfuzzer-sys = "0.4"
 rand = "0.8"
 schemars = { version = "0.8", features = ["semver"] }
-seda-common = { git = "https://github.com/sedaprotocol/seda-common-rs.git", branch = "main" }
+seda-common = { git = "https://github.com/sedaprotocol/seda-common-rs.git", branch = "chore/instantiate-qol" }
 # leaving this in to make local development easier
 # seda-common = { path = "../seda-common-rs/crates/common" }
 semver = { version = "1.0", features = ["serde"] }
diff --git a/contract/src/consts.rs b/contract/src/consts.rs
index 5c57427..f4b4691 100644
--- a/contract/src/consts.rs
+++ b/contract/src/consts.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-pub const INITIAL_MINIMUM_STAKE_TO_REGISTER: u128 = 1;
-pub const INITIAL_MINIMUM_STAKE_FOR_COMMITTEE_ELIGIBILITY: u128 = 1;
+use cosmwasm_std::Uint128;
+
+pub const INITIAL_MINIMUM_STAKE_TO_REGISTER: Uint128 = Uint128::new(1);
+pub const INITIAL_MINIMUM_STAKE_FOR_COMMITTEE_ELIGIBILITY: Uint128 = Uint128::new(1);
 
 pub const INITIAL_COMMIT_TIMEOUT_IN_BLOCKS: u64 = 10;
 pub const INITIAL_REVEAL_TIMEOUT_IN_BLOCKS: u64 = 10;
diff --git a/contract/src/contract.rs b/contract/src/contract.rs
index 3090cf1..414261d 100644
--- a/contract/src/contract.rs
+++ b/contract/src/contract.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
+use cosmwasm_std::Event;
 #[cfg(not(feature = "library"))]
 use cosmwasm_std::{entry_point, Binary, Deps, DepsMut, Env, MessageInfo, Response};
-use cosmwasm_std::{Event, Uint128};
 use cw2::set_contract_version;
 use data_requests::TimeoutConfig;
 use seda_common::msgs::*;
@@ -46,17 +46,17 @@ pub fn instantiate(
     CHAIN_ID.save(deps.storage, &msg.chain_id)?;
     PENDING_OWNER.save(deps.storage, &None)?;
 
-    let init_staking_config = StakingConfig {
-        minimum_stake_to_register:               Uint128::new(INITIAL_MINIMUM_STAKE_TO_REGISTER),
-        minimum_stake_for_committee_eligibility: Uint128::new(INITIAL_MINIMUM_STAKE_FOR_COMMITTEE_ELIGIBILITY),
+    let init_staking_config = msg.staking_config.unwrap_or(StakingConfig {
+        minimum_stake_to_register:               INITIAL_MINIMUM_STAKE_TO_REGISTER,
+        minimum_stake_for_committee_eligibility: INITIAL_MINIMUM_STAKE_FOR_COMMITTEE_ELIGIBILITY,
         allowlist_enabled:                       false,
-    };
+    });
     STAKING_CONFIG.save(deps.storage, &init_staking_config)?;
 
-    let init_timeout_config = TimeoutConfig {
+    let init_timeout_config = msg.timeout_config.unwrap_or(TimeoutConfig {
         commit_timeout_in_blocks: INITIAL_COMMIT_TIMEOUT_IN_BLOCKS,
         reveal_timeout_in_blocks: INITIAL_REVEAL_TIMEOUT_IN_BLOCKS,
-    };
+    });
     TIMEOUT_CONFIG.save(deps.storage, &init_timeout_config)?;
 
     STAKERS.initialize(deps.storage)?;
diff --git a/contract/src/test_utils.rs b/contract/src/test_utils.rs
index 4262774..f4f503e 100644
--- a/contract/src/test_utils.rs
+++ b/contract/src/test_utils.rs
@@ -53,9 +53,11 @@ impl TestInfo {
 
         let code_id = app.store_code_with_creator(creator.addr(), contract);
         let init_msg = to_json_binary(&InstantiateMsg {
-            token:    "aseda".to_string(),
-            owner:    creator.addr().into_string(),
-            chain_id: chain_id.clone(),
+            token:          "aseda".to_string(),
+            owner:          creator.addr().into_string(),
+            chain_id:       chain_id.clone(),
+            staking_config: None,
+            timeout_config: None,
         })
         .unwrap();