diff --git a/checkpointer.go b/checkpointer.go
index a894c59..09bc09b 100644
--- a/checkpointer.go
+++ b/checkpointer.go
@@ -35,11 +35,14 @@ var ErrSequenceIDNotFound = errors.New("SequenceIDNotFoundForShard")
 
 // DynamoCheckpoint implements the Checkpoint interface using DynamoDB as a backend
 type DynamoCheckpoint struct {
-	TableName      string
-	LeaseDuration  int
-	Retries        int
-	svc            dynamodbiface.DynamoDBAPI
-	skipTableCheck bool
+	TableName          string
+	LeaseDuration      int
+	Retries            int
+	ReadCapacityUnits  *int64
+	WriteCapacityUnits *int64
+	BillingMode        *string
+	svc                dynamodbiface.DynamoDBAPI
+	skipTableCheck     bool
 }
 
 // Init initialises the DynamoDB Checkpoint
@@ -68,6 +71,10 @@ func (checkpointer *DynamoCheckpoint) Init() error {
 		checkpointer.LeaseDuration = defaultLeaseDuration
 	}
 
+	if checkpointer.BillingMode == nil {
+		checkpointer.BillingMode = aws.String("PAY_PER_REQUEST")
+	}
+
 	if !checkpointer.skipTableCheck && !checkpointer.doesTableExist() {
 		return checkpointer.createTable()
 	}
@@ -217,18 +224,21 @@ func (checkpointer *DynamoCheckpoint) createTable() error {
 				AttributeType: aws.String("S"),
 			},
 		},
+		BillingMode: checkpointer.BillingMode,
 		KeySchema: []*dynamodb.KeySchemaElement{
 			{
 				AttributeName: aws.String("ShardID"),
 				KeyType:       aws.String("HASH"),
 			},
 		},
-		ProvisionedThroughput: &dynamodb.ProvisionedThroughput{
-			ReadCapacityUnits:  aws.Int64(1),
-			WriteCapacityUnits: aws.Int64(1),
-		},
 		TableName: aws.String(checkpointer.TableName),
 	}
+	if *checkpointer.BillingMode == "PROVISIONED" {
+		input.ProvisionedThroughput = &dynamodb.ProvisionedThroughput{
+			ReadCapacityUnits:  checkpointer.ReadCapacityUnits,
+			WriteCapacityUnits: checkpointer.WriteCapacityUnits,
+		}
+	}
 	_, err := checkpointer.svc.CreateTable(input)
 	return err
 }
diff --git a/consumer.go b/consumer.go
index 3998ed2..64bc1d6 100644
--- a/consumer.go
+++ b/consumer.go
@@ -52,12 +52,15 @@ type KinesisConsumer struct {
 	StreamName                  string
 	ShardIteratorType           string
 	RecordConsumer              RecordConsumer
-	TableName                   string
 	EmptyRecordBackoffMs        int
 	LeaseDuration               int
 	Monitoring                  MonitoringConfiguration
 	DisableAutomaticCheckpoints bool
 	Retries                     *int
+	TableName                   string
+	DynamoReadCapacityUnits     *int64
+	DynamoWriteCapacityUnits    *int64
+	DynamoBillingMode           *string
 	svc                         kinesisiface.KinesisAPI
 	checkpointer                Checkpointer
 	stop                        *chan struct{}
@@ -106,9 +109,12 @@ func (kc *KinesisConsumer) StartConsumer() error {
 		}
 		kc.svc = kinesis.New(session)
 		kc.checkpointer = &DynamoCheckpoint{
-			TableName:     kc.TableName,
-			Retries:       retries,
-			LeaseDuration: kc.LeaseDuration,
+			ReadCapacityUnits:  kc.DynamoReadCapacityUnits,
+			WriteCapacityUnits: kc.DynamoWriteCapacityUnits,
+			BillingMode:        kc.DynamoBillingMode,
+			TableName:          kc.TableName,
+			Retries:            retries,
+			LeaseDuration:      kc.LeaseDuration,
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index b8bb9cf..29af7ca 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 module github.com/patrobinson/gokini
 
 require (
-	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go v1.15.78
+	github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go v1.19.38
 	github.com/beorn7/perks v0.0.0-20180321164747-3a771d992973 // indirect
 	github.com/cheekybits/is v0.0.0-20150225183255-68e9c0620927 // indirect
 	github.com/gogo/protobuf v1.1.1 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 1b04770..e4a8ec5 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go v1.15.78 h1:LaXy6lWR0YK7LKyuU0QWy2ws/LWTPfYV/UgfiBu4tvY=
 github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go v1.15.78/go.mod h1:E3/ieXAlvM0XWO57iftYVDLLvQ824smPP3ATZkfNZeM=
+github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go v1.19.38 h1:WKjobgPO4Ua1ww2NJJl2/zQNreUZxvqmEzwMlRjjm9g=
+github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go v1.19.38/go.mod h1:KmX6BPdI08NWTb3/sm4ZGu5ShLoqVDhKgpiN924inxo=
 github.com/beorn7/perks v0.0.0-20180321164747-3a771d992973 h1:xJ4a3vCFaGF/jqvzLMYoU8P317H5OQ+Via4RmuPwCS0=
 github.com/beorn7/perks v0.0.0-20180321164747-3a771d992973/go.mod h1:Dwedo/Wpr24TaqPxmxbtue+5NUziq4I4S80YR8gNf3Q=
 github.com/cheekybits/is v0.0.0-20150225183255-68e9c0620927 h1:SKI1/fuSdodxmNNyVBR8d7X/HuLnRpvvFO0AgyQk764=
@@ -14,6 +16,8 @@ github.com/google/uuid v1.0.0 h1:b4Gk+7WdP/d3HZH8EJsZpvV7EtDOgaZLtnaNGIu1adA=
 github.com/google/uuid v1.0.0/go.mod h1:TIyPZe4MgqvfeYDBFedMoGGpEw/LqOeaOT+nhxU+yHo=
 github.com/jmespath/go-jmespath v0.0.0-20160202185014-0b12d6b521d8 h1:12VvqtR6Aowv3l/EQUlocDHW2Cp4G9WJVH7uyH8QFJE=
 github.com/jmespath/go-jmespath v0.0.0-20160202185014-0b12d6b521d8/go.mod h1:Nht3zPeWKUH0NzdCt2Blrr5ys8VGpn0CEB0cQHVjt7k=
+github.com/jmespath/go-jmespath v0.0.0-20180206201540-c2b33e8439af h1:pmfjZENx5imkbgOkpRUYLnmbU7UEFbjtDA2hxJ1ichM=
+github.com/jmespath/go-jmespath v0.0.0-20180206201540-c2b33e8439af/go.mod h1:Nht3zPeWKUH0NzdCt2Blrr5ys8VGpn0CEB0cQHVjt7k=
 github.com/konsorten/go-windows-terminal-sequences v1.0.1 h1:mweAR1A6xJ3oS2pRaGiHgQ4OO8tzTaLawm8vnODuwDk=
 github.com/konsorten/go-windows-terminal-sequences v1.0.1/go.mod h1:T0+1ngSBFLxvqU3pZ+m/2kptfBszLMUkC4ZK/EgS/cQ=
 github.com/matryer/try v0.0.0-20161228173917-9ac251b645a2 h1:JAEbJn3j/FrhdWA9jW8B5ajsLIjeuEHLi8xE4fk997o=