diff --git a/freqtrade/exchange/bittrex.py b/freqtrade/exchange/bittrex.py
index 0294f3d00..51ddd17e0 100644
--- a/freqtrade/exchange/bittrex.py
+++ b/freqtrade/exchange/bittrex.py
@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@ class Bittrex(Exchange):
         _API = _Bittrex(
             api_key=_EXCHANGE_CONF['key'],
             api_secret=_EXCHANGE_CONF['secret'],
-            calls_per_second=3,
+            calls_per_second=2,
             api_version=API_V1_1,
         )
         _API_V2 = _Bittrex(
             api_key=_EXCHANGE_CONF['key'],
             api_secret=_EXCHANGE_CONF['secret'],
-            calls_per_second=3,
+            calls_per_second=2,
             api_version=API_V2_0,
         )
 
diff --git a/freqtrade/main.py b/freqtrade/main.py
index 557684a7b..932b1532e 100755
--- a/freqtrade/main.py
+++ b/freqtrade/main.py
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ def main():
         elif new_state == State.RUNNING:
             if args.dynamic_whitelist:
                 _CONF['exchange']['pair_whitelist'] = gen_pair_whitelist(_CONF['stake_currency'])
-            throttle(_process, min_secs=_CONF['internals'].get('process_throttle_secs', 5))
+            throttle(_process, min_secs=_CONF['internals'].get('process_throttle_secs', 10))
         old_state = new_state