diff --git a/packages/governance-sdk/src/governance/accounts.ts b/packages/governance-sdk/src/governance/accounts.ts
index 9d97b226..31faac8a 100644
--- a/packages/governance-sdk/src/governance/accounts.ts
+++ b/packages/governance-sdk/src/governance/accounts.ts
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ export class GovernanceConfig {
 
   minCommunityTokensToCreateProposal: BN;
   minInstructionHoldUpTime: number;
-  maxVotingTime: number;
+  baseVotingTime: number;
   communityVoteTipping: VoteTipping;
   minCouncilTokensToCreateProposal: BN;
 
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ export class GovernanceConfig {
     communityVoteThreshold: VoteThreshold;
     minCommunityTokensToCreateProposal: BN;
     minInstructionHoldUpTime: number;
-    maxVotingTime: number;
+    baseVotingTime: number;
     communityVoteTipping?: VoteTipping;
     minCouncilTokensToCreateProposal: BN;
 
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ export class GovernanceConfig {
     this.minCommunityTokensToCreateProposal =
       args.minCommunityTokensToCreateProposal;
     this.minInstructionHoldUpTime = args.minInstructionHoldUpTime;
-    this.maxVotingTime = args.maxVotingTime;
+    this.baseVotingTime = args.baseVotingTime;
     this.communityVoteTipping = args.communityVoteTipping ?? VoteTipping.Strict;
     this.minCouncilTokensToCreateProposal =
       args.minCouncilTokensToCreateProposal;
@@ -943,11 +943,13 @@ export class Proposal {
   getTimeToVoteEnd(governance: Governance) {
     const unixTimestampInSeconds = Date.now() / 1000;
 
-    return this.isPreVotingState()
-      ? governance.config.maxVotingTime
+    const baseVotingTime = this.isPreVotingState()
+      ? governance.config.baseVotingTime
       : (this.votingAt?.toNumber() ?? 0) +
-          governance.config.maxVotingTime -
-          unixTimestampInSeconds;
+        governance.config.baseVotingTime -
+        unixTimestampInSeconds;
+
+    return baseVotingTime + governance.config.votingCoolOffTime;
   }
 
   hasVoteTimeEnded(governance: Governance) {
diff --git a/packages/governance-sdk/src/governance/serialisation.ts b/packages/governance-sdk/src/governance/serialisation.ts
index 85bf427f..0e26bede 100644
--- a/packages/governance-sdk/src/governance/serialisation.ts
+++ b/packages/governance-sdk/src/governance/serialisation.ts
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ function createGovernanceStructSchema(
           ['communityVoteThreshold', 'VoteThreshold'],
           ['minCommunityTokensToCreateProposal', 'u64'],
           ['minInstructionHoldUpTime', 'u32'],
-          ['maxVotingTime', 'u32'],
+          ['baseVotingTime', 'u32'],
           ['communityVoteTipping', 'u8'],
           ['councilVoteThreshold', 'VoteThreshold'],
           ['councilVetoVoteThreshold', 'VoteThreshold'],
diff --git a/packages/governance-sdk/tests/chat/api.test.ts b/packages/governance-sdk/tests/chat/api.test.ts
index 62a8ffec..860163d2 100644
--- a/packages/governance-sdk/tests/chat/api.test.ts
+++ b/packages/governance-sdk/tests/chat/api.test.ts
@@ -117,12 +117,14 @@ test('postProposalComment', async () => {
     }),
     minCommunityTokensToCreateProposal: new BN(1),
     minInstructionHoldUpTime: 0,
-    maxVotingTime: getTimestampFromDays(3),
+    baseVotingTime: getTimestampFromDays(3),
     voteTipping: VoteTipping.Strict,
     councilVoteThreshold: new VoteThreshold({
       type: VoteThresholdType.Disabled,
     }),
     minCouncilTokensToCreateProposal: new BN(1),
+    votingCoolOffTime: 0,
+    depositExemptProposalCount: 0,
   });
 
   const governancePk = await withCreateMintGovernance(
diff --git a/packages/governance-sdk/tests/governance/api.smoke.test.ts b/packages/governance-sdk/tests/governance/api.smoke.test.ts
index e5d7f4af..03781bcb 100644
--- a/packages/governance-sdk/tests/governance/api.smoke.test.ts
+++ b/packages/governance-sdk/tests/governance/api.smoke.test.ts
@@ -177,13 +177,15 @@ test('setupRealm', async () => {
     communityVoteThreshold: communityVoteThreshold,
     minCommunityTokensToCreateProposal: new BN(1),
     minInstructionHoldUpTime: 0,
-    maxVotingTime: getTimestampFromDays(3),
+    baseVotingTime: getTimestampFromDays(3),
     communityVoteTipping: VoteTipping.Strict,
     councilVoteTipping: VoteTipping.Strict,
     minCouncilTokensToCreateProposal: new BN(1),
     councilVoteThreshold: councilVoteThreshold,
     councilVetoVoteThreshold: councilVetoVoteThreshold,
     communityVetoVoteThreshold: communityVetoVoteThreshold,
+    votingCoolOffTime: 0,
+    depositExemptProposalCount: 0,
   });
 
   const governancePk = await withCreateMintGovernance(
diff --git a/packages/governance-sdk/tests/governance/api.test.ts b/packages/governance-sdk/tests/governance/api.test.ts
index f9c4f11e..22132b82 100644
--- a/packages/governance-sdk/tests/governance/api.test.ts
+++ b/packages/governance-sdk/tests/governance/api.test.ts
@@ -131,13 +131,15 @@ test('createRealmWithGovernanceAndProposal', async () => {
     communityVoteThreshold: communityVoteThreshold,
     minCommunityTokensToCreateProposal: new BN(1),
     minInstructionHoldUpTime: 0,
-    maxVotingTime: getTimestampFromDays(3),
+    baseVotingTime: getTimestampFromDays(3),
     communityVoteTipping: VoteTipping.Strict,
     councilVoteTipping: VoteTipping.Strict,
     minCouncilTokensToCreateProposal: new BN(1),
     councilVoteThreshold: councilVoteThreshold,
     councilVetoVoteThreshold: councilVetoVoteThreshold,
     communityVetoVoteThreshold: councilVetoVoteThreshold,
+    votingCoolOffTime: 0,
+    depositExemptProposalCount: 0,
   });
 
   const governancePk = await withCreateMintGovernance(
diff --git a/packages/governance-sdk/tests/governance/api.v2.test.ts b/packages/governance-sdk/tests/governance/api.v2.test.ts
index 8e4981bf..bd6e8c6f 100644
--- a/packages/governance-sdk/tests/governance/api.v2.test.ts
+++ b/packages/governance-sdk/tests/governance/api.v2.test.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ test('createGovernanceWithConfig', async () => {
     }),
     minCommunityTokensToCreateProposal: new BN(1),
     minInstructionHoldUpTime: 0,
-    maxVotingTime: getTimestampFromDays(3),
+    baseVotingTime: getTimestampFromDays(3),
     communityVoteTipping: VoteTipping.Strict,
     councilVoteTipping: VoteTipping.Strict,
     minCouncilTokensToCreateProposal: new BN(1),
diff --git a/packages/governance-sdk/tests/governance/api.v3.test.ts b/packages/governance-sdk/tests/governance/api.v3.test.ts
index e8ffbc53..65b9bff8 100644
--- a/packages/governance-sdk/tests/governance/api.v3.test.ts
+++ b/packages/governance-sdk/tests/governance/api.v3.test.ts
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ test('createGovernanceWithConfig', async () => {
     }),
     minCommunityTokensToCreateProposal: new BN(1),
     minInstructionHoldUpTime: 0,
-    maxVotingTime: getTimestampFromDays(3),
+    baseVotingTime: getTimestampFromDays(3),
     communityVoteTipping: VoteTipping.Strict,
     councilVoteTipping: VoteTipping.Strict,
     minCouncilTokensToCreateProposal: new BN(1),
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ test('createGovernanceWithConfig', async () => {
     config.councilVetoVoteThreshold,
   );
 
-  expect(governance.account.config.maxVotingTime).toEqual(
+  expect(governance.account.config.baseVotingTime).toEqual(
     getTimestampFromDays(3),
   );
 
diff --git a/packages/governance-sdk/tests/tools/builders.ts b/packages/governance-sdk/tests/tools/builders.ts
index 91cec951..4a689718 100644
--- a/packages/governance-sdk/tests/tools/builders.ts
+++ b/packages/governance-sdk/tests/tools/builders.ts
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ export class RealmBuilder {
         }),
         minCommunityTokensToCreateProposal: new BN(1),
         minInstructionHoldUpTime: 0,
-        maxVotingTime: getTimestampFromDays(3),
+        baseVotingTime: getTimestampFromDays(3),
         communityVoteTipping: VoteTipping.Strict,
         councilVoteTipping: VoteTipping.Strict,
         minCouncilTokensToCreateProposal: new BN(1),