diff --git a/x/gov/README.md b/x/gov/README.md
index 66f2f3199b8a..d26637ef151c 100644
--- a/x/gov/README.md
+++ b/x/gov/README.md
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ the following `JSON` template:
 This makes it far easier for clients to support multiple networks.
 
 Fields metadata, title and summary have a maximum length that is chosen by the app developer, and
-passed into the gov keeper as a config. The default maximum length are: for the title 100 characters, for the metadata 255 characters and for summary 10200 characters (40 times the one of the title).
+passed into the gov keeper as a config. The default maximum length are: for the title 255 characters, for the metadata 255 characters and for summary 10200 characters (40 times the one of the title).
 
 #### Writing a module that uses governance
 
diff --git a/x/gov/keeper/keeper.go b/x/gov/keeper/keeper.go
index 76470c7bb560..e7f0f1cdb6b1 100644
--- a/x/gov/keeper/keeper.go
+++ b/x/gov/keeper/keeper.go
@@ -190,6 +190,8 @@ func (k Keeper) ModuleAccountAddress() sdk.AccAddress {
 	return k.authKeeper.GetModuleAddress(types.ModuleName)
 }
 
+// validateProposalLengths checks message metadata, summary and title
+// to have the expected length otherwise returns an error.
 func (k Keeper) validateProposalLengths(metadata, title, summary string) error {
     if err := k.assertMetadataLength(metadata); err != nil {
         return err
diff --git a/x/gov/keeper/proposal.go b/x/gov/keeper/proposal.go
index f6aaf9f39c8a..0d2cfdac8786 100644
--- a/x/gov/keeper/proposal.go
+++ b/x/gov/keeper/proposal.go
@@ -20,8 +20,9 @@ import (
 func (keeper Keeper) SubmitProposal(ctx context.Context, messages []sdk.Msg, metadata, title, summary string, proposer sdk.AccAddress, expedited bool) (v1.Proposal, error) {
 	sdkCtx := sdk.UnwrapSDKContext(ctx)
 	
-	// This method checks that all the message metadata, summary and title
-	// has te expected length defined in the module configuration.
+
+// This method checks that all message metadata, summary and title
+// has te expected length defined in the module configuration.
 	if err := keeper.validateProposalLengths(metadata, title, summary); err != nil {
 	     return v1.Proposal{}, err
 	}
diff --git a/x/gov/module.go b/x/gov/module.go
index 685c216fccf0..63f870b22d3c 100644
--- a/x/gov/module.go
+++ b/x/gov/module.go
@@ -182,9 +182,15 @@ type ModuleOutputs struct {
 
 func ProvideModule(in ModuleInputs) ModuleOutputs {
 	defaultConfig := govtypes.DefaultConfig()
-	defaultConfig.MaxTitleLen = max(in.Config.MaxTitleLen, defaultConfig.MaxTitleLen)
-	defaultConfig.MaxMetadataLen = max(in.Config.MaxMetadataLen, defaultConfig.MaxMetadataLen)
-	defaultConfig.MaxSummaryLen = max(in.Config.MaxSummaryLen, defaultConfig.MaxSummaryLen)
+	if in.Config.MaxTitleLen != 0 {
+		defaultConfig.MaxTitleLen = in.Config.MaxTitleLen
+	}
+	if in.Config.MaxMetadataLen != 0 {
+		defaultConfig.MaxMetadataLen = in.Config.MaxMetadataLen
+	}
+	if in.Config.MaxSummaryLen != 0 {
+		defaultConfig.MaxSummaryLen = in.Config.MaxSummaryLen
+	}
 
 	// default to governance authority if not provided
 	authority := authtypes.NewModuleAddress(govtypes.ModuleName)