diff --git a/config_example.json b/config_example.json
index 4a24ae1a16f..2e062a6c483 100644
--- a/config_example.json
+++ b/config_example.json
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@
  },
  "exchanges": [
   {
-   "name": "BTC Markets",
+   "name": "BTCMarkets",
    "enabled": true,
    "verbose": false,
    "httpTimeout": 15000000000,
diff --git a/exchanges/btcmarkets/btcmarkets_test.go b/exchanges/btcmarkets/btcmarkets_test.go
index 41054b871e9..bf0c7f26f57 100644
--- a/exchanges/btcmarkets/btcmarkets_test.go
+++ b/exchanges/btcmarkets/btcmarkets_test.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package btcmarkets
 import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
-	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"os"
 	"testing"
@@ -12,7 +11,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	"github.com/thrasher-corp/gocryptotrader/common"
-	"github.com/thrasher-corp/gocryptotrader/config"
 	"github.com/thrasher-corp/gocryptotrader/currency"
 	"github.com/thrasher-corp/gocryptotrader/exchanges/asset"
 	"github.com/thrasher-corp/gocryptotrader/exchanges/kline"
@@ -37,30 +35,19 @@ const (
 )
 
 func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
-	b.SetDefaults()
-	cfg := config.GetConfig()
-	err := cfg.LoadConfig("../../testdata/configtest.json", true)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatal(err)
-	}
-	bConfig, err := cfg.GetExchangeConfig("BTC Markets")
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatal(err)
-	}
-	bConfig.API.Credentials.Key = apiKey
-	bConfig.API.Credentials.Secret = apiSecret
-	bConfig.API.AuthenticatedSupport = true
-	b.Websocket = sharedtestvalues.NewTestWebsocket()
-	err = b.Setup(bConfig)
-	if err != nil {
+	b = new(BTCMarkets)
+	if err := testexch.Setup(b); err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	err = b.ValidateAPICredentials(context.Background(), asset.Spot)
-	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Println("API credentials are invalid:", err)
-		b.API.AuthenticatedSupport = false
-		b.API.AuthenticatedWebsocketSupport = false
+
+	if apiKey != "" && apiSecret != "" {
+		b.API.AuthenticatedSupport = true
+		b.API.AuthenticatedWebsocketSupport = true
+		b.API.CredentialsValidator.RequiresBase64DecodeSecret = false
+		b.SetCredentials(apiKey, apiSecret, "", "", "", "")
+		b.Websocket.SetCanUseAuthenticatedEndpoints(true)
 	}
+
 	os.Exit(m.Run())
 }
 
diff --git a/testdata/configtest.json b/testdata/configtest.json
index 25b46d24358..9c634af8d8e 100644
--- a/testdata/configtest.json
+++ b/testdata/configtest.json
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@
  },
  "exchanges": [
   {
-   "name": "BTC Markets",
+   "name": "BTCMarkets",
    "enabled": true,
    "verbose": false,
    "httpTimeout": 15000000000,