diff --git a/exchanges/interfaces.go b/exchanges/interfaces.go
index 0f6071a8..6ef32727 100644
--- a/exchanges/interfaces.go
+++ b/exchanges/interfaces.go
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ type IBotExchange interface {
 	UpdateTradablePairs(ctx context.Context, forceUpdate bool) error
 	GetEnabledPairs(a asset.Item) (currency.Pairs, error)
 	GetAvailablePairs(a asset.Item) (currency.Pairs, error)
+	GetPairFormat(asset.Item, bool) (currency.PairFormat, error)
 	SetPairs(pairs currency.Pairs, a asset.Item, enabled bool) error
 	GetAssetTypes(enabled bool) asset.Items
 	GetRecentTrades(ctx context.Context, p currency.Pair, a asset.Item) ([]trade.Data, error)
diff --git a/exchanges/subscription/interface_test.go b/exchanges/subscription/interface_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c608c97c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/exchanges/subscription/interface_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+package subscription_test
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	exchange "github.com/thrasher-corp/gocryptotrader/exchanges"
+	shared "github.com/thrasher-corp/gocryptotrader/exchanges/sharedtestvalues"
+	"github.com/thrasher-corp/gocryptotrader/exchanges/subscription"
+)
+
+// TestIExchange ensures that IExchange is a subset of IBotExchange, so when an exchange is passed by interface, it can still use ExpandTemplates
+func TestIExchange(t *testing.T) {
+	assert.Implements(t, (*subscription.IExchange)(nil), exchange.IBotExchange(&shared.CustomEx{}))
+	var _ subscription.IExchange = exchange.IBotExchange(nil)
+}
diff --git a/exchanges/subscription/list.go b/exchanges/subscription/list.go
index 6dc871a3..5cadd716 100644
--- a/exchanges/subscription/list.go
+++ b/exchanges/subscription/list.go
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ type List []*Subscription
 
 type assetPairs map[asset.Item]currency.Pairs
 
-type iExchange interface {
+// IExchange provides method requirements for exchanges to use subscription templating
+type IExchange interface {
 	GetAssetTypes(enabled bool) asset.Items
 	GetEnabledPairs(asset.Item) (currency.Pairs, error)
 	GetPairFormat(asset.Item, bool) (currency.PairFormat, error)
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ func (l List) SetStates(state State) error {
 	return err
 }
 
-func fillAssetPairs(ap assetPairs, a asset.Item, e iExchange) error {
+func fillAssetPairs(ap assetPairs, a asset.Item, e IExchange) error {
 	p, err := e.GetEnabledPairs(a)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -107,7 +108,7 @@ func fillAssetPairs(ap assetPairs, a asset.Item, e iExchange) error {
 }
 
 // assetPairs returns a map of enabled pairs for the subscriptions in the list, formatted for the asset
-func (l List) assetPairs(e iExchange) (assetPairs, error) {
+func (l List) assetPairs(e IExchange) (assetPairs, error) {
 	at := []asset.Item{}
 	for _, a := range e.GetAssetTypes(true) {
 		if e.IsAssetWebsocketSupported(a) {
diff --git a/exchanges/subscription/template.go b/exchanges/subscription/template.go
index ad48f3b4..c076a6c8 100644
--- a/exchanges/subscription/template.go
+++ b/exchanges/subscription/template.go
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ type tplCtx struct {
 // Calls e.GetSubscriptionTemplate to find a template for each subscription
 // Filters out Authenticated subscriptions if !e.CanUseAuthenticatedEndpoints
 // See README.md for more details
-func (l List) ExpandTemplates(e iExchange) (List, error) {
+func (l List) ExpandTemplates(e IExchange) (List, error) {
 	if !slices.ContainsFunc(l, func(s *Subscription) bool { return s.QualifiedChannel == "" }) {
 		// Empty list, or already processed
 		return slices.Clone(l), nil
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ func (l List) ExpandTemplates(e iExchange) (List, error) {
 	return subs, err
 }
 
-func expandTemplate(e iExchange, s *Subscription, ap assetPairs, assets asset.Items) (List, error) {
+func expandTemplate(e IExchange, s *Subscription, ap assetPairs, assets asset.Items) (List, error) {
 	if s.QualifiedChannel != "" {
 		return List{s}, nil
 	}