diff --git a/exchanges/btse/btse_websocket.go b/exchanges/btse/btse_websocket.go
index 351868bd..2e39b355 100644
--- a/exchanges/btse/btse_websocket.go
+++ b/exchanges/btse/btse_websocket.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/thrasher-/gocryptotrader/currency"
 	exchange "github.com/thrasher-/gocryptotrader/exchanges"
 	"github.com/thrasher-/gocryptotrader/exchanges/orderbook"
+	log "github.com/thrasher-/gocryptotrader/logger"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -122,6 +123,14 @@ func (b *BTSE) WsHandleData() {
 				ProductID string `json:"product_id"`
 			}
 
+			if strings.Contains(string(resp.Raw), "connect success") {
+				if b.Verbose {
+					log.Debugf("%s websocket client successfully connected to %s",
+						b.Name, b.Websocket.GetWebsocketURL())
+				}
+				continue
+			}
+
 			msgType := MsgType{}
 			err = common.JSONDecode(resp.Raw, &msgType)
 			if err != nil {