diff --git a/controllers/api.js b/controllers/api.js
index 37159f94..3309a6e4 100644
--- a/controllers/api.js
+++ b/controllers/api.js
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ redis.monitor(function (err, monitor) {
 
 /****** START SET FEES FROM CONFIG AT STARTUP ******/
 /** GLOBALS */
-global.forwardFee = config.forwardReserveFee;
-global.internalFee = config.intraHubFee;
+global.forwardFee = config.forwardReserveFee || 0.01;
+global.internalFee = config.intraHubFee || 0.003;
 /****** END SET FEES FROM CONFIG AT STARTUP ******/
 
 let bitcoinclient = require('../bitcoin');