diff --git a/freqtrade/main.py b/freqtrade/main.py
index 18bc04e6f..4a88806c7 100755
--- a/freqtrade/main.py
+++ b/freqtrade/main.py
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ def main() -> None:
                 throttle(
                     _process,
                     min_secs=_CONF['internals'].get('process_throttle_secs', 10),
-                    dynamic_whitelist=args.dynamic_whitelist,
+                    nb_assets=args.dynamic_whitelist,
                 )
             old_state = new_state
     except KeyboardInterrupt:
diff --git a/freqtrade/tests/test_misc.py b/freqtrade/tests/test_misc.py
index 962c833e4..cc75fa01c 100644
--- a/freqtrade/tests/test_misc.py
+++ b/freqtrade/tests/test_misc.py
@@ -16,15 +16,33 @@ def test_throttle():
         return 42
 
     start = time.time()
-    result = throttle(func, 0.1)
+    result = throttle(func, min_secs = 0.1)
     end = time.time()
 
     assert result == 42
     assert end - start > 0.1
 
-    result = throttle(func, -1)
+    result = throttle(func, min_secs = -1)
     assert result == 42
 
+def test_throttle_with_assets():
+
+    def func(nb_assets = -1):
+        return nb_assets
+
+    start = time.time()
+    result = throttle(func, min_secs = 0.1, nb_assets = 666)
+    end = time.time()
+
+    assert result == 666
+
+    start = time.time()
+    result = throttle(func, min_secs = 0.1)
+    end = time.time()
+
+    assert result == -1
+
+
 
 def test_parse_args_defaults():
     args = parse_args([])