diff --git a/x/ecocredit/client/basket/tx_create.go b/x/ecocredit/client/basket/tx_create.go
index 450b0d5945..f274f465df 100644
--- a/x/ecocredit/client/basket/tx_create.go
+++ b/x/ecocredit/client/basket/tx_create.go
@@ -153,13 +153,16 @@ Flags:
 				}
 			}
 
+			fee := sdk.Coins{}
 			feeString, err := cmd.Flags().GetString(FlagBasketFee)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-			fee, err := sdk.ParseCoinsNormalized(feeString)
-			if err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("failed to parse basket_fee: %w", err)
+			if feeString != "" {
+				fee, err = sdk.ParseCoinsNormalized(feeString)
+				if err != nil {
+					return fmt.Errorf("failed to parse basket_fee: %w", err)
+				}
 			}
 
 			msg := basket.MsgCreate{
@@ -199,7 +202,6 @@ Flags:
 	cmd.MarkFlagRequired(FlagExponent)
 	cmd.MarkFlagRequired(FlagCreditTypeName)
 	cmd.MarkFlagRequired(FlagAllowedClasses)
-	cmd.MarkFlagRequired(FlagBasketFee)
 
 	return cmd
 }
diff --git a/x/ecocredit/server/testsuite/basket.go b/x/ecocredit/server/testsuite/basket.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..067e2d368f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x/ecocredit/server/testsuite/basket.go
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+package testsuite
+
+func (s *IntegrationTestSuite) TestBasket() {
+
+}
diff --git a/x/ecocredit/server/testsuite/suite.go b/x/ecocredit/server/testsuite/suite.go
index 13894aeec6..6b2a00e1f3 100644
--- a/x/ecocredit/server/testsuite/suite.go
+++ b/x/ecocredit/server/testsuite/suite.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package testsuite
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"github.com/regen-network/regen-ledger/x/ecocredit/server/basket"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/regen-network/regen-ledger/types/testutil"
@@ -30,8 +31,9 @@ type IntegrationTestSuite struct {
 	paramsQueryClient params.QueryClient
 	signers           []sdk.AccAddress
 
-	paramSpace paramstypes.Subspace
-	bankKeeper bankkeeper.Keeper
+	paramSpace   paramstypes.Subspace
+	bankKeeper   bankkeeper.Keeper
+	basketKeeper basket.Keeper
 
 	genesisCtx types.Context
 	blockTime  time.Time