diff --git a/freqtrade/exchange/exchange.py b/freqtrade/exchange/exchange.py
index 35c62db27..b62410c34 100644
--- a/freqtrade/exchange/exchange.py
+++ b/freqtrade/exchange/exchange.py
@@ -285,6 +285,8 @@ class Exchange:
         logger.debug("Performing scheduled market reload..")
         try:
             self._api.load_markets(reload=True)
+            # Also reload async markets to avoid issues with newly listed pairs
+            self._load_async_markets(reload=True)
             self._last_markets_refresh = arrow.utcnow().timestamp
         except ccxt.BaseError:
             logger.exception("Could not reload markets.")
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 3ca431f40..a4106c767 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ def patched_configuration_load_config_file(mocker, config) -> None:
 
 
 def patch_exchange(mocker, api_mock=None, id='bittrex', mock_markets=True) -> None:
+    mocker.patch('freqtrade.exchange.Exchange._load_async_markets', MagicMock(return_value={}))
     mocker.patch('freqtrade.exchange.Exchange._load_markets', MagicMock(return_value={}))
     mocker.patch('freqtrade.exchange.Exchange.validate_pairs', MagicMock())
     mocker.patch('freqtrade.exchange.Exchange.validate_timeframes', MagicMock())
diff --git a/tests/exchange/test_exchange.py b/tests/exchange/test_exchange.py
index 762ee295e..700aff969 100644
--- a/tests/exchange/test_exchange.py
+++ b/tests/exchange/test_exchange.py
@@ -319,7 +319,12 @@ def test_set_sandbox_exception(default_conf, mocker):
 
 
 def test__load_async_markets(default_conf, mocker, caplog):
-    exchange = get_patched_exchange(mocker, default_conf)
+    mocker.patch('freqtrade.exchange.Exchange._init_ccxt')
+    mocker.patch('freqtrade.exchange.Exchange.validate_pairs')
+    mocker.patch('freqtrade.exchange.Exchange.validate_timeframes')
+    mocker.patch('freqtrade.exchange.Exchange._load_markets')
+    mocker.patch('freqtrade.exchange.Exchange.validate_stakecurrency')
+    exchange = Exchange(default_conf)
     exchange._api_async.load_markets = get_mock_coro(None)
     exchange._load_async_markets()
     assert exchange._api_async.load_markets.call_count == 1
@@ -365,6 +370,7 @@ def test_reload_markets(default_conf, mocker, caplog):
     default_conf['exchange']['markets_refresh_interval'] = 10
     exchange = get_patched_exchange(mocker, default_conf, api_mock, id="binance",
                                     mock_markets=False)
+    exchange._load_async_markets = MagicMock()
     exchange._last_markets_refresh = arrow.utcnow().timestamp
     updated_markets = {'ETH/BTC': {}, "LTC/BTC": {}}
 
@@ -373,11 +379,13 @@ def test_reload_markets(default_conf, mocker, caplog):
     # less than 10 minutes have passed, no reload
     exchange.reload_markets()
     assert exchange.markets == initial_markets
+    assert exchange._load_async_markets.call_count == 0
 
     # more than 10 minutes have passed, reload is executed
     exchange._last_markets_refresh = arrow.utcnow().timestamp - 15 * 60
     exchange.reload_markets()
     assert exchange.markets == updated_markets
+    assert exchange._load_async_markets.call_count == 1
     assert log_has('Performing scheduled market reload..', caplog)