diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6dbe6fb616..5ecaed62c0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ Ref: https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/
 * Create a default market in `make run`, `localnet`, `devnet` and the `provenanced testnet` command [#1757](https://github.com/provenance-io/provenance/issues/1757).
 * Remove the rust upgrade handlers [PR 1774](https://github.com/provenance-io/provenance/pull/1774).
 * Add StoreLoader wrapper to check configuration settings [#1792](https://github.com/provenance-io/provenance/pull/1792).
+* Set the default `iavl-disable-fastnode` value to `false` and the default `tx_index.indexer` value to `"null"` [#1807](https://github.com/provenance-io/provenance/pull/1807).
 
 ### Bug Fixes
 
diff --git a/app/store_loader.go b/app/store_loader.go
index d2f878bd86..91fd370479 100644
--- a/app/store_loader.go
+++ b/app/store_loader.go
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ func ValidateWrapper(logger log.Logger, appOpts servertypes.AppOptions, storeLoa
 			errs = append(errs, fmt.Sprintf("pruning-interval %d EXCEEDS %d AND IS NOT RECOMMENDED, AS IT CAN LEAD TO MISSED BLOCKS ON VALIDATORS", interval, MaxPruningInterval))
 		}
 
-		if indexer != "" {
-			errs = append(errs, fmt.Sprintf("indexer \"%s\" IS NOT RECOMMENDED, AND IT IS RECOMMENDED TO USE \"%s\"", indexer, ""))
+		if indexer != "" && indexer != "null" {
+			errs = append(errs, fmt.Sprintf("indexer \"%s\" IS NOT RECOMMENDED, AND IT IS RECOMMENDED TO USE \"%s\"", indexer, "null"))
 		}
 
 		if fastNode {
diff --git a/app/store_loader_test.go b/app/store_loader_test.go
index f8a6853a80..b337ab7417 100644
--- a/app/store_loader_test.go
+++ b/app/store_loader_test.go
@@ -4,12 +4,14 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/baseapp"
-	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/store/rootmulti"
-	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/libs/log"
 	dbm "github.com/tendermint/tm-db"
+
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/baseapp"
+	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/store/rootmulti"
+	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 )
 
 func TestWrapStoreLoader(t *testing.T) {
@@ -67,6 +69,16 @@ func TestValidateWrapper(t *testing.T) {
 	}{
 		{
 			name: "recommended pruning, indexer, db, and fastnode should not wait",
+			appOpts: MockAppOptions{
+				pruning:  "13",
+				db:       "goleveldb",
+				fastNode: "false",
+				indexer:  "null",
+			},
+			delta: 0,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "recommended pruning, db, and fastnode and empty indexer should not wait",
 			appOpts: MockAppOptions{
 				pruning:  "13",
 				db:       "goleveldb",
diff --git a/cmd/provenanced/config/manager.go b/cmd/provenanced/config/manager.go
index 0c4ca6bb4a..3c6cf1c074 100644
--- a/cmd/provenanced/config/manager.go
+++ b/cmd/provenanced/config/manager.go
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ func ExtractAppConfigAndMap(cmd *cobra.Command) (*serverconfig.Config, FieldValu
 func DefaultAppConfig() *serverconfig.Config {
 	rv := serverconfig.DefaultConfig()
 	rv.MinGasPrices = pioconfig.GetProvenanceConfig().ProvenanceMinGasPrices
+	rv.IAVLDisableFastNode = false
 	return rv
 }
 
@@ -125,6 +126,7 @@ func ExtractTmConfigAndMap(cmd *cobra.Command) (*tmconfig.Config, FieldValueMap,
 func DefaultTmConfig() *tmconfig.Config {
 	rv := tmconfig.DefaultConfig()
 	rv.Consensus.TimeoutCommit = DefaultConsensusTimeoutCommit
+	rv.TxIndex.Indexer = "null"
 	return rv
 }