diff --git a/exchanges/gdax/gdax.go b/exchanges/gdax/gdax.go
index c2c1f22b..8ded7b30 100644
--- a/exchanges/gdax/gdax.go
+++ b/exchanges/gdax/gdax.go
@@ -53,8 +53,6 @@ const (
 	gdaxUnauthRate = 3
 )
 
-var sometin []string
-
 // GDAX is the overarching type across the GDAX package
 type GDAX struct {
 	exchange.Base
diff --git a/exchanges/gdax/gdax_test.go b/exchanges/gdax/gdax_test.go
index 522c976d..68a525e6 100644
--- a/exchanges/gdax/gdax_test.go
+++ b/exchanges/gdax/gdax_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package gdax
 
 import (
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/thrasher-/gocryptotrader/config"
 )
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ const (
 
 func TestSetDefaults(t *testing.T) {
 	g.SetDefaults()
+	g.Requester.SetRateLimit(false, time.Second, 1)
 }
 
 func TestSetup(t *testing.T) {