diff --git a/app/consumer/genesis.go b/app/consumer/genesis.go
index 27292feaa1..f6641f45a7 100644
--- a/app/consumer/genesis.go
+++ b/app/consumer/genesis.go
@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@ func transform(jsonRaw []byte, ctx client.Context) (json.RawMessage, error) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid source version. Unexpected element 'provider.consensus_state'")
 	}
 
+	// Use DefaultRetryDelayPeriod if not set
+	if oldConsumerGenesis.Params.RetryDelayPeriod == 0 {
+		oldConsumerGenesis.Params.RetryDelayPeriod = types.DefaultRetryDelayPeriod
+	}
+
 	// Version 2 of provider genesis data fills up deprecated fields
 	// ProviderClientState, ConsensusState and InitialValSet
 	newGenesis := types.ConsumerGenesisState{
diff --git a/app/consumer/genesis_test.go b/app/consumer/genesis_test.go
index f23e4c58d1..82292fbdbb 100644
--- a/app/consumer/genesis_test.go
+++ b/app/consumer/genesis_test.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import (
 
 	app "github.com/cosmos/interchain-security/v3/app/consumer"
 	consumerTypes "github.com/cosmos/interchain-security/v3/x/ccv/consumer/types"
+	ccvtypes "github.com/cosmos/interchain-security/v3/x/ccv/types"
 )
 
 // Testdata mapping consumer genesis exports to a provider module version as
@@ -210,4 +211,5 @@ func TestConsumerGenesisTransformationV2(t *testing.T) {
 
 	require.Empty(t, consumerGenesis.InitialValSet)
 	require.NotEmpty(t, consumerGenesis.Provider.InitialValSet)
+	require.Equal(t, consumerGenesis.Params.RetryDelayPeriod, ccvtypes.DefaultRetryDelayPeriod)
 }