diff --git a/docs/configuration.md b/docs/configuration.md
index 384775765..7aade1e59 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/configuration.md
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ The table below will list all configuration parameters.
 | `exchange.pair_whitelist` | [] | No | List of currency to use by the bot. Can be overrided with `--dynamic-whitelist` param.
 | `exchange.pair_blacklist` | [] | No | List of currency the bot must avoid. Useful when using `--dynamic-whitelist` param.
 | `experimental.use_sell_signal` | false | No | Use your sell strategy in addition of the `minimal_roi`.
+| `experimental.sell_profit_only` | false | No | waits until you have made a positive profit before taking a sell decision.
 | `telegram.enabled` | true | Yes | Enable or not the usage of Telegram.
 | `telegram.token` | token | No | Your Telegram bot token. Only required is `enable` is `true`.
 | `telegram.chat_id` | chat_id | No | Your personal Telegram account id. Only required is `enable` is `true`.
diff --git a/freqtrade/main.py b/freqtrade/main.py
index 1640c7836..e692b7c6a 100755
--- a/freqtrade/main.py
+++ b/freqtrade/main.py
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ def handle_trade(trade: Trade) -> bool:
         return True
 
     # Experimental: Check if the trade is profitable before selling it (avoid selling at loss)
-    if _CONF.get('experimental', {}).get('sell_profit_only'):
+    if _CONF.get('experimental', {}).get('sell_profit_only', False):
         logger.debug('Checking if trade is profitable ...')
         if not buy and trade.calc_profit(rate=current_rate) <= 0:
             return False