diff --git a/modules/apps/transfer/types/transfer_authorization.go b/modules/apps/transfer/types/transfer_authorization.go
index 743b86623a0..20eb1856cc7 100644
--- a/modules/apps/transfer/types/transfer_authorization.go
+++ b/modules/apps/transfer/types/transfer_authorization.go
@@ -15,16 +15,7 @@ const gasCostPerIteration = uint64(10)
 var _ authz.Authorization = &TransferAuthorization{}
 
 // NewTransferAuthorization creates a new TransferAuthorization object.
-func NewTransferAuthorization(sourcePorts, sourceChannels []string, spendLimits []sdk.Coins, allowedAddrs [][]string) *TransferAuthorization {
-	allocations := []Allocation{}
-	for index := range sourcePorts {
-		allocations = append(allocations, Allocation{
-			SourcePort:    sourcePorts[index],
-			SourceChannel: sourceChannels[index],
-			SpendLimit:    spendLimits[index],
-			AllowList:     allowedAddrs[index],
-		})
-	}
+func NewTransferAuthorization(allocations ...Allocation) *TransferAuthorization {
 	return &TransferAuthorization{
 		Allocations: allocations,
 	}
diff --git a/modules/apps/transfer/types/transfer_authorization_test.go b/modules/apps/transfer/types/transfer_authorization_test.go
index 873303d7e7a..35989524722 100644
--- a/modules/apps/transfer/types/transfer_authorization_test.go
+++ b/modules/apps/transfer/types/transfer_authorization_test.go
@@ -26,7 +26,13 @@ var (
 func TestTransferAuthorization(t *testing.T) {
 	app := simapp.Setup(t, false)
 	ctx := app.BaseApp.NewContext(false, tmproto.Header{})
-	authorization := NewTransferAuthorization([]string{sourcePort}, []string{sourceChannel}, []sdk.Coins{coins1000}, [][]string{{toAddr.String()}})
+	allocation := Allocation{
+		SourcePort:    sourcePort,
+		SourceChannel: sourceChannel,
+		SpendLimit:    coins1000,
+		AllowList:     []string{toAddr.String()},
+	}
+	authorization := NewTransferAuthorization(allocation)
 
 	t.Log("verify authorization returns valid method name")
 	require.Equal(t, authorization.MsgTypeURL(), "/ibc.applications.transfer.v1.MsgTransfer")
@@ -41,7 +47,7 @@ func TestTransferAuthorization(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Nil(t, resp.Updated)
 
 	t.Log("verify updated authorization returns remaining spent limit")
-	authorization = NewTransferAuthorization([]string{sourcePort}, []string{sourceChannel}, []sdk.Coins{coins1000}, [][]string{{toAddr.String()}})
+	authorization = NewTransferAuthorization(allocation)
 	require.Equal(t, authorization.MsgTypeURL(), "/ibc.applications.transfer.v1.MsgTransfer")
 	require.NoError(t, authorization.ValidateBasic())
 	transfer = NewMsgTransfer(sourcePort, sourceChannel, coin500, fromAddr.String(), toAddr.String(), timeoutHeight, 0, "")
@@ -50,7 +56,14 @@ func TestTransferAuthorization(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.False(t, resp.Delete)
 	require.NotNil(t, resp.Updated)
-	sendAuth := NewTransferAuthorization([]string{sourcePort}, []string{sourceChannel}, []sdk.Coins{coins500}, [][]string{{toAddr.String()}})
+
+	allocation = Allocation{
+		SourcePort:    sourcePort,
+		SourceChannel: sourceChannel,
+		SpendLimit:    coins500,
+		AllowList:     []string{toAddr.String()},
+	}
+	sendAuth := NewTransferAuthorization(allocation)
 	require.Equal(t, sendAuth.String(), resp.Updated.String())
 
 	t.Log("expect updated authorization nil after spending remaining amount")
@@ -60,26 +73,49 @@ func TestTransferAuthorization(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Nil(t, resp.Updated)
 
 	t.Log("expect error when spend limit for specific port and channel is not set")
-	authorization = NewTransferAuthorization([]string{sourcePort}, []string{sourceChannel}, []sdk.Coins{coins1000}, [][]string{{toAddr.String()}})
+	allocation = Allocation{
+		SourcePort:    sourcePort,
+		SourceChannel: sourceChannel,
+		SpendLimit:    coins1000,
+		AllowList:     []string{toAddr.String()},
+	}
+	authorization = NewTransferAuthorization(allocation)
 	transfer = NewMsgTransfer(sourcePort2, sourceChannel2, coin500, fromAddr.String(), toAddr.String(), timeoutHeight, 0, "")
 	_, err = authorization.Accept(ctx, transfer)
 	require.Error(t, err)
 
 	t.Log("expect removing only 1 allocation if spend limit is finalized for the port")
-	authorization = NewTransferAuthorization(
-		[]string{sourcePort, sourcePort2},
-		[]string{sourceChannel, sourceChannel2},
-		[]sdk.Coins{coins1000, coins1000},
-		[][]string{{toAddr.String()}, {toAddr.String()}})
+
+	allocations := []Allocation{
+		{
+			SourcePort:    sourcePort,
+			SourceChannel: sourceChannel,
+			SpendLimit:    coins1000,
+			AllowList:     []string{toAddr.String()},
+		},
+		{
+			SourcePort:    sourcePort2,
+			SourceChannel: sourceChannel2,
+			SpendLimit:    coins1000,
+			AllowList:     []string{toAddr.String()},
+		},
+	}
+	authorization = NewTransferAuthorization(allocations...)
 	transfer = NewMsgTransfer(sourcePort, sourceChannel, coin1000, fromAddr.String(), toAddr.String(), timeoutHeight, 0, "")
 	resp, err = authorization.Accept(ctx, transfer)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.NotNil(t, resp.Updated)
-	require.Equal(t, resp.Updated, NewTransferAuthorization([]string{sourcePort2}, []string{sourceChannel2}, []sdk.Coins{coins1000}, [][]string{{toAddr.String()}}))
+	require.Equal(t, resp.Updated, NewTransferAuthorization(allocations[1]))
 	require.False(t, resp.Delete)
 
 	t.Log("expect error when transferring to not allowed address")
-	authorization = NewTransferAuthorization([]string{sourcePort}, []string{sourceChannel}, []sdk.Coins{coins1000}, [][]string{{fromAddr.String()}})
+	allocation = Allocation{
+		SourcePort:    sourcePort,
+		SourceChannel: sourceChannel,
+		SpendLimit:    coins1000,
+		AllowList:     []string{fromAddr.String()},
+	}
+	authorization = NewTransferAuthorization(allocation)
 	transfer = NewMsgTransfer(sourcePort, sourceChannel, coin500, fromAddr.String(), toAddr.String(), timeoutHeight, 0, "")
 	_, err = authorization.Accept(ctx, transfer)
 	require.Error(t, err)