diff --git a/freqtrade/freqai/freqai_interface.py b/freqtrade/freqai/freqai_interface.py
index dd9b6aca3..02aac2b58 100644
--- a/freqtrade/freqai/freqai_interface.py
+++ b/freqtrade/freqai/freqai_interface.py
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ class IFreqaiModel(ABC):
                 self.start_scanning(strategy)
 
         elif self.follow_mode:
-            dh.set_paths(metadata, trained_timestamp)
+            dh.set_paths(metadata['pair'], trained_timestamp)
             logger.info('FreqAI instance set to follow_mode, finding existing pair'
                         f'using { self.identifier }')