diff --git a/amazon-kinesis-client/src/main/java/software/amazon/kinesis/leases/dynamodb/DynamoDBLeaseRefresher.java b/amazon-kinesis-client/src/main/java/software/amazon/kinesis/leases/dynamodb/DynamoDBLeaseRefresher.java
index 8290aefd..74f82d6e 100644
--- a/amazon-kinesis-client/src/main/java/software/amazon/kinesis/leases/dynamodb/DynamoDBLeaseRefresher.java
+++ b/amazon-kinesis-client/src/main/java/software/amazon/kinesis/leases/dynamodb/DynamoDBLeaseRefresher.java
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import software.amazon.awssdk.services.dynamodb.model.DynamoDbException;
 import software.amazon.awssdk.services.dynamodb.model.GetItemRequest;
 import software.amazon.awssdk.services.dynamodb.model.GetItemResponse;
 import software.amazon.awssdk.services.dynamodb.model.LimitExceededException;
+import software.amazon.awssdk.services.dynamodb.model.ProvisionedThroughput;
 import software.amazon.awssdk.services.dynamodb.model.ProvisionedThroughputExceededException;
 import software.amazon.awssdk.services.dynamodb.model.PutItemRequest;
 import software.amazon.awssdk.services.dynamodb.model.ResourceInUseException;
@@ -162,7 +163,20 @@ public class DynamoDBLeaseRefresher implements LeaseRefresher {
     public boolean createLeaseTableIfNotExists(@NonNull final Long readCapacity, @NonNull final Long writeCapacity)
             throws ProvisionedThroughputException, DependencyException {
         // DynamoDB is now created in PayPerRequest billing mode by default. Keeping this for backward compatibility.
-        return createLeaseTableIfNotExists();
+        ProvisionedThroughput throughput = ProvisionedThroughput.builder().readCapacityUnits(readCapacity)
+                .writeCapacityUnits(writeCapacity).build();
+        final CreateTableRequest request;
+        if(BillingMode.PAY_PER_REQUEST.equals(billingMode)){
+            request = CreateTableRequest.builder().tableName(table).keySchema(serializer.getKeySchema())
+                    .attributeDefinitions(serializer.getAttributeDefinitions())
+                    .billingMode(billingMode).build();
+        }else{
+            request = CreateTableRequest.builder().tableName(table).keySchema(serializer.getKeySchema())
+                    .attributeDefinitions(serializer.getAttributeDefinitions()).provisionedThroughput(throughput)
+                    .build();
+        }
+
+        return createTableIfNotExists(request);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -171,6 +185,15 @@ public class DynamoDBLeaseRefresher implements LeaseRefresher {
     @Override
     public boolean createLeaseTableIfNotExists()
             throws ProvisionedThroughputException, DependencyException {
+        final CreateTableRequest request = CreateTableRequest.builder().tableName(table).keySchema(serializer.getKeySchema())
+                .attributeDefinitions(serializer.getAttributeDefinitions())
+                .billingMode(billingMode).build();
+
+        return createTableIfNotExists(request);
+    }
+
+    private boolean createTableIfNotExists(CreateTableRequest request)
+            throws ProvisionedThroughputException, DependencyException {
         try {
             if (tableStatus() != null) {
                 return newTableCreated;
@@ -181,9 +204,6 @@ public class DynamoDBLeaseRefresher implements LeaseRefresher {
             //
             log.error("Failed to get table status for {}", table, de);
         }
-        final CreateTableRequest request = CreateTableRequest.builder().tableName(table).keySchema(serializer.getKeySchema())
-                .attributeDefinitions(serializer.getAttributeDefinitions())
-                .billingMode(billingMode).build();
 
         final AWSExceptionManager exceptionManager = createExceptionManager();
         exceptionManager.add(ResourceInUseException.class, t -> t);
diff --git a/amazon-kinesis-client/src/test/java/software/amazon/kinesis/leases/ExceptionThrowingLeaseRefresher.java b/amazon-kinesis-client/src/test/java/software/amazon/kinesis/leases/ExceptionThrowingLeaseRefresher.java
index 0d418ca3..5e612ade 100644
--- a/amazon-kinesis-client/src/test/java/software/amazon/kinesis/leases/ExceptionThrowingLeaseRefresher.java
+++ b/amazon-kinesis-client/src/test/java/software/amazon/kinesis/leases/ExceptionThrowingLeaseRefresher.java
@@ -111,7 +111,10 @@ public class ExceptionThrowingLeaseRefresher implements LeaseRefresher {
     @Override
     public boolean createLeaseTableIfNotExists(Long readCapacity, Long writeCapacity)
             throws ProvisionedThroughputException, DependencyException {
-        return createLeaseTableIfNotExists();
+        throwExceptions("createLeaseTableIfNotExists",
+                ExceptionThrowingLeaseRefresherMethods.CREATELEASETABLEIFNOTEXISTS);
+
+        return leaseRefresher.createLeaseTableIfNotExists(readCapacity, writeCapacity);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/amazon-kinesis-client/src/test/java/software/amazon/kinesis/leases/dynamodb/DynamoDBLeaseRefresherTest.java b/amazon-kinesis-client/src/test/java/software/amazon/kinesis/leases/dynamodb/DynamoDBLeaseRefresherTest.java
index 5188c41b..664f91ef 100644
--- a/amazon-kinesis-client/src/test/java/software/amazon/kinesis/leases/dynamodb/DynamoDBLeaseRefresherTest.java
+++ b/amazon-kinesis-client/src/test/java/software/amazon/kinesis/leases/dynamodb/DynamoDBLeaseRefresherTest.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import java.util.concurrent.Future;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException;
 
+import org.junit.Assert;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Rule;
 import org.junit.Test;
@@ -265,7 +266,40 @@ public class DynamoDBLeaseRefresherTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testCreateLeaseTableTimesOut() throws Exception {
+    public void testCreateLeaseTableProvisionedBillingModeIfNotExists() throws Exception {
+        leaseRefresher = new DynamoDBLeaseRefresher(TABLE_NAME, dynamoDbClient, leaseSerializer, CONSISTENT_READS,
+                tableCreatorCallback, LeaseManagementConfig.DEFAULT_REQUEST_TIMEOUT, BillingMode.PROVISIONED);
+
+        when(dynamoDbClient.describeTable(any(DescribeTableRequest.class))).thenReturn(mockDescribeTableFuture);
+        when(mockDescribeTableFuture.get(anyLong(), any()))
+                .thenThrow(ResourceNotFoundException.builder().message("Table doesn't exist").build());
+
+        when(dynamoDbClient.createTable(any(CreateTableRequest.class))).thenReturn(mockCreateTableFuture);
+        when(mockCreateTableFuture.get(anyLong(), any())).thenReturn(null);
+
+        final boolean result = leaseRefresher.createLeaseTableIfNotExists(10L, 10L);
+
+        Assert.assertTrue(result);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testCreateLeaseTableIfNotExists() throws Exception {
+        when(dynamoDbClient.describeTable(any(DescribeTableRequest.class))).thenReturn(mockDescribeTableFuture);
+        when(mockDescribeTableFuture.get(anyLong(), any()))
+                .thenThrow(ResourceNotFoundException.builder().message("Table doesn't exist").build());
+
+        when(dynamoDbClient.createTable(any(CreateTableRequest.class))).thenReturn(mockCreateTableFuture);
+        when(mockCreateTableFuture.get(anyLong(), any())).thenReturn(null);
+
+        final boolean result = leaseRefresher.createLeaseTableIfNotExists();
+
+        Assert.assertTrue(result);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testCreateLeaseTableProvisionedBillingModeTimesOut() throws Exception {
+        leaseRefresher = new DynamoDBLeaseRefresher(TABLE_NAME, dynamoDbClient, leaseSerializer, CONSISTENT_READS,
+                tableCreatorCallback, LeaseManagementConfig.DEFAULT_REQUEST_TIMEOUT, BillingMode.PROVISIONED);
         TimeoutException te = setRuleForDependencyTimeout();
 
         when(dynamoDbClient.describeTable(any(DescribeTableRequest.class))).thenReturn(mockDescribeTableFuture);
@@ -279,10 +313,7 @@ public class DynamoDBLeaseRefresherTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testCreateLeaseTableBillingMode() throws Exception {
-        leaseRefresher = new DynamoDBLeaseRefresher(TABLE_NAME, dynamoDbClient, leaseSerializer, CONSISTENT_READS,
-                tableCreatorCallback, LeaseManagementConfig.DEFAULT_REQUEST_TIMEOUT, BillingMode.PAY_PER_REQUEST);
-
+    public void testCreateLeaseTableTimesOut() throws Exception {
         TimeoutException te = setRuleForDependencyTimeout();
 
         when(dynamoDbClient.describeTable(any(DescribeTableRequest.class))).thenReturn(mockDescribeTableFuture);
@@ -292,7 +323,7 @@ public class DynamoDBLeaseRefresherTest {
         when(dynamoDbClient.createTable(any(CreateTableRequest.class))).thenReturn(mockCreateTableFuture);
         when(mockCreateTableFuture.get(anyLong(), any())).thenThrow(te);
 
-        verifyCancel(mockCreateTableFuture, () -> leaseRefresher.createLeaseTableIfNotExists(10L, 10L));
+        verifyCancel(mockCreateTableFuture, () -> leaseRefresher.createLeaseTableIfNotExists());
     }
 
     @FunctionalInterface