diff --git a/freqtrade/templates/subtemplates/exchange_gateio.j2 b/freqtrade/templates/subtemplates/exchange_gateio.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..63dff052f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/freqtrade/templates/subtemplates/exchange_gateio.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+"exchange": {
+    "name": "{{ exchange_name | lower }}",
+    "key": "{{ exchange_key }}",
+    "secret": "{{ exchange_secret }}",
+    "unknown_fee_rate": 1,
+    "ccxt_config": {},
+    "ccxt_async_config": {},
+    "pair_whitelist": [
+    ],
+    "pair_blacklist": [
+    ]
+}
diff --git a/freqtrade/templates/subtemplates/exchange_generic.j2 b/freqtrade/templates/subtemplates/exchange_generic.j2
index 08b11f365..01f637638 100644
--- a/freqtrade/templates/subtemplates/exchange_generic.j2
+++ b/freqtrade/templates/subtemplates/exchange_generic.j2
@@ -5,9 +5,7 @@
     "ccxt_config": {},
     "ccxt_async_config": {},
     "pair_whitelist": [
-
     ],
     "pair_blacklist": [
-
     ]
 }