diff --git a/freqtrade/templates/base_config.json.j2 b/freqtrade/templates/base_config.json.j2
index a5782f7cd..68eebdbd4 100644
--- a/freqtrade/templates/base_config.json.j2
+++ b/freqtrade/templates/base_config.json.j2
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+{%set volume_pairlist = '{
+            "method": "VolumePairList",
+            "number_assets": 20,
+            "sort_key": "quoteVolume",
+            "min_value": 0,
+            "refresh_period": 1800
+        }' %}
 {
     "max_open_trades": {{ max_open_trades }},
     "stake_currency": "{{ stake_currency }}",
@@ -29,7 +36,7 @@
     },
     {{ exchange | indent(4) }},
     "pairlists": [
-        {"method": "StaticPairList"}
+        {{ '{"method": "StaticPairList"}' if exchange_name == 'bittrex' else  volume_pairlist }}
     ],
     "edge": {
         "enabled": false,
diff --git a/freqtrade/templates/subtemplates/exchange_binance.j2 b/freqtrade/templates/subtemplates/exchange_binance.j2
index 3022464c7..de58b6f72 100644
--- a/freqtrade/templates/subtemplates/exchange_binance.j2
+++ b/freqtrade/templates/subtemplates/exchange_binance.j2
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@
     "pair_whitelist": [
     ],
     "pair_blacklist": [
-        "BNB/.*",
+        "BNB/.*"
     ]
 }