diff --git a/go/sdkutil/config.go b/go/sdkutil/config.go
index d3be973e..22a5abc4 100644
--- a/go/sdkutil/config.go
+++ b/go/sdkutil/config.go
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import (
 // it helps for all tests as well as packages relying on this api to always have the same config
 // as soon as sdkutil is imported
 func init() {
+	sdk.DefaultBondDenom = BondDenom
+
 	config := sdk.GetConfig()
 	config.SetBech32PrefixForAccount(Bech32PrefixAccAddr, Bech32PrefixAccPub)
 	config.SetBech32PrefixForValidator(Bech32PrefixValAddr, Bech32PrefixValPub)
diff --git a/go/sdkutil/init.go b/go/sdkutil/init.go
index 836a8c8b..a9d4b2a6 100644
--- a/go/sdkutil/init.go
+++ b/go/sdkutil/init.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package sdkutil
 
 const (
+	BondDenom = "uakt"
+
 	Bech32PrefixAccAddr = "akash"
 	Bech32PrefixAccPub  = "akashpub"