diff --git a/exchanges/exchange.go b/exchanges/exchange.go
index 08465fca..443bf7f7 100644
--- a/exchanges/exchange.go
+++ b/exchanges/exchange.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package exchange
 
 import (
 	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
 	"sync"
@@ -475,6 +476,10 @@ func (e *Base) SetAPIKeys(APIKey, APISecret, ClientID string, b64Decode bool) {
 // SetCurrencies sets the exchange currency pairs for either enabledPairs or
 // availablePairs
 func (e *Base) SetCurrencies(pairs []pair.CurrencyPair, enabledPairs bool) error {
+	if len(pairs) == 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("%s SetCurrencies error - pairs is empty", e.Name)
+	}
+
 	cfg := config.GetConfig()
 	exchCfg, err := cfg.GetExchangeConfig(e.Name)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -501,6 +506,10 @@ func (e *Base) SetCurrencies(pairs []pair.CurrencyPair, enabledPairs bool) error
 // UpdateCurrencies updates the exchange currency pairs for either enabledPairs or
 // availablePairs
 func (e *Base) UpdateCurrencies(exchangeProducts []string, enabled, force bool) error {
+	if len(exchangeProducts) == 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("%s UpdateCurrencies error - exchangeProducts is empty", e.Name)
+	}
+
 	exchangeProducts = common.SplitStrings(common.StringToUpper(common.JoinStrings(exchangeProducts, ",")), ",")
 	var products []string
 
diff --git a/exchanges/exchange_test.go b/exchanges/exchange_test.go
index 549788e1..b48e9466 100644
--- a/exchanges/exchange_test.go
+++ b/exchanges/exchange_test.go
@@ -669,6 +669,11 @@ func TestSetCurrencies(t *testing.T) {
 	if !pair.Contains(UAC.GetAvailableCurrencies(), newPair, true) {
 		t.Fatal("Test failed. TestSetCurrencies failed to set currencies")
 	}
+
+	err = UAC.SetCurrencies(nil, false)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("Test failed. TestSetCurrencies should return an error when attempting to set an empty pairs array")
+	}
 }
 
 func TestUpdateCurrencies(t *testing.T) {
@@ -744,6 +749,13 @@ func TestUpdateCurrencies(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Test Failed - Forced Exchange UpdateCurrencies() error: %s", err)
 	}
+
+	// Test that empty exchange products should return an error
+	exchangeProducts = nil
+	err = UAC.UpdateCurrencies(exchangeProducts, false, false)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Errorf("Test failed - empty available pairs should return an error")
+	}
 }
 
 func TestAPIURL(t *testing.T) {