diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 011d2ac4011..0effc129363 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -842,9 +842,6 @@ func (c *Config) CheckExchangeConfigValues() error {
 	exchanges := 0
 	for i := range c.Exchanges {
 		e := &c.Exchanges[i]
-		if strings.EqualFold(e.Name, "GDAX") {
-			e.Name = "CoinbasePro"
-		}
 
 		// Check to see if the old API storage format is used
 		if e.APIKey != nil {
diff --git a/config/versions/import.go b/config/versions/import.go
index 87688878c78..c7c52a85b92 100644
--- a/config/versions/import.go
+++ b/config/versions/import.go
@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@ package versions
 import (
 	v0 "github.com/thrasher-corp/gocryptotrader/config/versions/v0"
 	v1 "github.com/thrasher-corp/gocryptotrader/config/versions/v1"
+	v2 "github.com/thrasher-corp/gocryptotrader/config/versions/v2"
 )
 
 func init() {
 	Manager.registerVersion(&v0.Version{})
 	Manager.registerVersion(&v1.Version{})
+	Manager.registerVersion(&v2.Version{})
 }
diff --git a/config/versions/v2/version.go b/config/versions/v2/version.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3302ecac2dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/versions/v2/version.go
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+// v2 is an ExchangeVersion to change the name of GDAX to CoinbasePro
+package v2
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"github.com/buger/jsonparser"
+)
+
+// Version implements ExchangeVersion
+type Version struct{}
+
+const (
+	from = "GDAX"
+	to   = "CoinbasePro"
+)
+
+// Exchanges returns just GDAX and CoinbasePro
+func (v *Version) Exchanges() []string { return []string{from, to} }
+
+// UpgradeExchange will change the exchange name from GDAX to CoinbasePro
+func (v *Version) UpgradeExchange(_ context.Context, e []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+	if n, err := jsonparser.GetString(e, "name"); err == nil && n == from {
+		return jsonparser.Set(e, []byte(`"`+to+`"`), "name")
+	}
+	return e, nil
+
+}
+
+// DowngradeExchange will change the exchange name from CoinbasePro to GDAX
+func (v *Version) DowngradeExchange(_ context.Context, e []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+	if n, err := jsonparser.GetString(e, "name"); err == nil && n == to {
+		return jsonparser.Set(e, []byte(`"`+from+`"`), "name")
+	}
+	return e, nil
+}
diff --git a/config/versions/v2/version_test.go b/config/versions/v2/version_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7511aaa60d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/versions/v2/version_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+package v2
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestUpgrade(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	for _, tt := range [][]string{
+		{"GDAX", "CoinbasePro"},
+		{"Kraken", "Kraken"},
+		{"CoinbasePro", "CoinbasePro"},
+	} {
+		out, err := new(Version).UpgradeExchange(context.Background(), []byte(`{"name":"`+tt[0]+`"}`))
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.NotEmpty(t, out)
+		assert.Equalf(t, `{"name":"`+tt[1]+`"}`, string(out), "Test exchange name %s", tt[0])
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDowngrade(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	for _, tt := range [][]string{
+		{"GDAX", "GDAX"},
+		{"Kraken", "Kraken"},
+		{"CoinbasePro", "GDAX"},
+	} {
+		out, err := new(Version).DowngradeExchange(context.Background(), []byte(`{"name":"`+tt[0]+`"}`))
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.NotEmpty(t, out)
+		assert.Equalf(t, `{"name":"`+tt[1]+`"}`, string(out), "Test exchange name %s", tt[0])
+	}
+}