diff --git a/freqtrade/tests/exchange/test_exchange.py b/freqtrade/tests/exchange/test_exchange.py
index 6a423cefd..f5f20a265 100644
--- a/freqtrade/tests/exchange/test_exchange.py
+++ b/freqtrade/tests/exchange/test_exchange.py
@@ -42,9 +42,7 @@ def test_init_exception(default_conf):
 
 def test_validate_pairs(default_conf, mocker):
     api_mock = MagicMock()
-    api_mock.get_markets = MagicMock(return_value=[
-        'BTC_ETH', 'BTC_TKN', 'BTC_TRST', 'BTC_SWT', 'BTC_BCC',
-    ])
+    api_mock.markets = ["ETH/BTC", "NEO/BTC", "LTC/BTC", "XRP/BTC"]
     mocker.patch('freqtrade.exchange._API', api_mock)
     mocker.patch.dict('freqtrade.exchange._CONF', default_conf)
     validate_pairs(default_conf['exchange']['pair_whitelist'])