diff --git a/exchanges/kucoin/kucoin_test.go b/exchanges/kucoin/kucoin_test.go
index fd38824a1e6..55978d25b98 100644
--- a/exchanges/kucoin/kucoin_test.go
+++ b/exchanges/kucoin/kucoin_test.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	"github.com/thrasher-corp/gocryptotrader/common"
 	"github.com/thrasher-corp/gocryptotrader/common/key"
+	"github.com/thrasher-corp/gocryptotrader/config"
 	"github.com/thrasher-corp/gocryptotrader/core"
 	"github.com/thrasher-corp/gocryptotrader/currency"
 	exchange "github.com/thrasher-corp/gocryptotrader/exchanges"
@@ -2087,6 +2088,39 @@ func TestGenerateOtherSubscriptions(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+// TestCheckSubscriptions ensures checkSubscriptions upgrades user config correctly
+func TestCheckSubscriptions(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	ku := &Kucoin{
+		Base: exchange.Base{
+			Config: &config.Exchange{
+				Features: &config.FeaturesConfig{},
+			},
+			Features: exchange.Features{
+				Subscriptions: subscription.List{
+					{Channel: "ticker"},
+					{Channel: "allTrades"},
+					{Channel: "orderbook", Interval: kline.HundredMilliseconds},
+					{Channel: "/contractMarket/tickerV2:%s"},
+					{Channel: "/contractMarket/level2Depth50:%s"},
+					{Channel: "/margin/fundingBook:%s", Authenticated: true},
+					{Channel: "/account/balance", Authenticated: true},
+					{Channel: "/margin/position", Authenticated: true},
+					{Channel: "/margin/loan:%s", Authenticated: true},
+					{Channel: "/contractMarket/tradeOrders", Authenticated: true},
+					{Channel: "/contractMarket/advancedOrders", Authenticated: true},
+					{Channel: "/contractAccount/wallet", Authenticated: true},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	ku.checkSubscriptions()
+	testsubs.EqualLists(t, defaultSubscriptions, ku.Features.Subscriptions)
+	testsubs.EqualLists(t, defaultSubscriptions, ku.Config.Features.Subscriptions)
+}
+
 func TestGetAvailableTransferChains(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	sharedtestvalues.SkipTestIfCredentialsUnset(t, ku)
diff --git a/exchanges/kucoin/kucoin_websocket.go b/exchanges/kucoin/kucoin_websocket.go
index 491e12fed3a..dfed09c118c 100644
--- a/exchanges/kucoin/kucoin_websocket.go
+++ b/exchanges/kucoin/kucoin_websocket.go
@@ -1588,6 +1588,7 @@ func (ku *Kucoin) CalculateAssets(topic string, cp currency.Pair) ([]asset.Item,
 // checkSubscriptions looks for any backwards incompatibilities with missing assets
 func (ku *Kucoin) checkSubscriptions() {
 	for _, s := range ku.Features.Subscriptions {
+		s.Channel = strings.TrimSuffix(s.Channel, ":%s")
 		if s.Asset != asset.Empty {
 			continue
 		}
@@ -1608,7 +1609,9 @@ func (ku *Kucoin) checkSubscriptions() {
 	}
 	ku.Features.Subscriptions = slices.DeleteFunc(ku.Features.Subscriptions, func(s *subscription.Subscription) bool {
 		switch s.Channel {
-		case "/contractMarket/level2Depth50:%s", "/contractMarket/tickerV2:%s":
+		case "/contractMarket/level2Depth50", // Replaced by subsctiption.Orderbook for asset.All
+			"/contractMarket/tickerV2", // Replaced by subscription.Ticker for asset.All
+			"/margin/fundingBook":      // Deprecated and removed
 			return true
 		case subscription.AllTradesChannel:
 			return s.Asset == asset.Empty