diff --git a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/configuration/DonationConfiguration.java b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/configuration/DonationConfiguration.java
index d137c43e2..7e9dd7544 100644
--- a/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/configuration/DonationConfiguration.java
+++ b/service/src/main/java/org/whispersystems/textsecuregcm/configuration/DonationConfiguration.java
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ public class DonationConfiguration {
   private String uri;
   private String apiKey;
   private Set<String> supportedCurrencies;
-  private CircuitBreakerConfiguration circuitBreaker;
-  private RetryConfiguration retry;
+  private CircuitBreakerConfiguration circuitBreaker = new CircuitBreakerConfiguration();
+  private RetryConfiguration retry = new RetryConfiguration();
 
   @JsonProperty
   @NotEmpty