diff --git a/raiden/app.py b/raiden/app.py
index 55d206fa06..1dfe28117b 100644
--- a/raiden/app.py
+++ b/raiden/app.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 from raiden.network.proxies.user_deposit import UserDeposit
 from raiden.raiden_service import RaidenService
 from raiden.settings import (
+    DEFAULT_MEDIATION_MAX_IMBALANCE_FEE,
     DEFAULT_NUMBER_OF_BLOCK_CONFIRMATIONS,
     DEFAULT_PATHFINDING_IOU_TIMEOUT,
     DEFAULT_PATHFINDING_MAX_FEE,
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@
     PRODUCTION_CONTRACT_VERSION,
 )
 from raiden.utils import typing
-from raiden.utils.typing import Address, FeeAmount
+from raiden.utils.typing import Address
 from raiden_contracts.contract_manager import contracts_precompiled_path
 
 log = structlog.get_logger(__name__)
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ class App:  # pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods
             "pathfinding_iou_timeout": DEFAULT_PATHFINDING_IOU_TIMEOUT,
             "monitoring_enabled": False,
         },
-        "max_imbalance_fee": FeeAmount(0),
+        "max_imbalance_fee": DEFAULT_MEDIATION_MAX_IMBALANCE_FEE,
     }
 
     def __init__(
diff --git a/raiden/settings.py b/raiden/settings.py
index 84898e650d..51ed7a3d29 100644
--- a/raiden/settings.py
+++ b/raiden/settings.py
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@
 DEFAULT_PATHFINDING_MAX_FEE = 1000
 DEFAULT_PATHFINDING_IOU_TIMEOUT = 50000  # now the pfs has 200h to cash in
 
+DEFAULT_MEDIATION_FLAT_FEE = FeeAmount(0)
+DEFAULT_MEDIATION_PROPORTIONAL_FEE = 0
+DEFAULT_MEDIATION_MAX_IMBALANCE_FEE = FeeAmount(0)
+
 ORACLE_BLOCKNUMBER_DRIFT_TOLERANCE = 3
 ETHERSCAN_API = "https://{network}.etherscan.io/api?module=proxy&action={action}"
 
diff --git a/raiden/ui/cli.py b/raiden/ui/cli.py
index de0683a2f6..443c37e5f5 100644
--- a/raiden/ui/cli.py
+++ b/raiden/ui/cli.py
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@
 from raiden.network.utils import get_free_port
 from raiden.settings import (
     DEFAULT_HTTP_SERVER_PORT,
+    DEFAULT_MEDIATION_FLAT_FEE,
+    DEFAULT_MEDIATION_MAX_IMBALANCE_FEE,
+    DEFAULT_MEDIATION_PROPORTIONAL_FEE,
     DEFAULT_PATHFINDING_IOU_TIMEOUT,
     DEFAULT_PATHFINDING_MAX_FEE,
     DEFAULT_PATHFINDING_MAX_PATHS,
@@ -400,21 +403,22 @@ def options(func):
             option(
                 "--flat-fee",
                 help=("Flat fee required for every mediation in wei of the mediated token."),
-                default=FeeAmount(0),
+                default=DEFAULT_MEDIATION_FLAT_FEE,
                 type=FeeAmount,
                 show_default=True,
             ),
             option(
                 "--proportional-fee",
                 help=("Mediation fee as ratio of mediated amount in parts-per-million (10^-6)."),
-                default=0,
+                default=DEFAULT_MEDIATION_PROPORTIONAL_FEE,
                 type=int,
                 show_default=True,
             ),
             option(
                 "--max-imbalance-fee",
                 help="Set the worst-case imbalance fee in wei of the mediated token. (Preview)",
-                default=FeeAmount(0),
+                default=DEFAULT_MEDIATION_MAX_IMBALANCE_FEE,
+                type=FeeAmount,
                 show_default=True,
             ),
         ),