diff --git a/freqtrade/plugins/pairlist/IPairList.py b/freqtrade/plugins/pairlist/IPairList.py
index cadc706d6..f752db3b1 100644
--- a/freqtrade/plugins/pairlist/IPairList.py
+++ b/freqtrade/plugins/pairlist/IPairList.py
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ PairlistParameter = Union[
 
 class IPairList(LoggingMixin, ABC):
 
+    is_pairlist_generator = False
+
     def __init__(self, exchange: Exchange, pairlistmanager,
                  config: Config, pairlistconfig: Dict[str, Any],
                  pairlist_pos: int) -> None:
diff --git a/freqtrade/plugins/pairlist/ProducerPairList.py b/freqtrade/plugins/pairlist/ProducerPairList.py
index 1727efe92..623727671 100644
--- a/freqtrade/plugins/pairlist/ProducerPairList.py
+++ b/freqtrade/plugins/pairlist/ProducerPairList.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ class ProducerPairList(IPairList):
             }
         ],
     """
+    is_pairlist_generator = True
 
     def __init__(self, exchange, pairlistmanager,
                  config: Dict[str, Any], pairlistconfig: Dict[str, Any],
diff --git a/freqtrade/plugins/pairlist/RemotePairList.py b/freqtrade/plugins/pairlist/RemotePairList.py
index a62745107..2cb157a97 100644
--- a/freqtrade/plugins/pairlist/RemotePairList.py
+++ b/freqtrade/plugins/pairlist/RemotePairList.py
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 class RemotePairList(IPairList):
 
+    is_pairlist_generator = True
+
     def __init__(self, exchange, pairlistmanager,
                  config: Config, pairlistconfig: Dict[str, Any],
                  pairlist_pos: int) -> None:
diff --git a/freqtrade/plugins/pairlist/StaticPairList.py b/freqtrade/plugins/pairlist/StaticPairList.py
index f94c91d3d..3601fb460 100644
--- a/freqtrade/plugins/pairlist/StaticPairList.py
+++ b/freqtrade/plugins/pairlist/StaticPairList.py
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 class StaticPairList(IPairList):
 
+    is_pairlist_generator = True
+
     def __init__(self, exchange, pairlistmanager,
                  config: Config, pairlistconfig: Dict[str, Any],
                  pairlist_pos: int) -> None:
diff --git a/freqtrade/plugins/pairlist/VolumePairList.py b/freqtrade/plugins/pairlist/VolumePairList.py
index 4bf8ca74a..9bca900c7 100644
--- a/freqtrade/plugins/pairlist/VolumePairList.py
+++ b/freqtrade/plugins/pairlist/VolumePairList.py
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ SORT_VALUES = ['quoteVolume']
 
 class VolumePairList(IPairList):
 
+    is_pairlist_generator = True
+
     def __init__(self, exchange, pairlistmanager,
                  config: Config, pairlistconfig: Dict[str, Any],
                  pairlist_pos: int) -> None: