diff --git a/freqtrade/pairlist/VolumePairList.py b/freqtrade/pairlist/VolumePairList.py
index e1cdb4a43..d067d5e8a 100644
--- a/freqtrade/pairlist/VolumePairList.py
+++ b/freqtrade/pairlist/VolumePairList.py
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ class VolumePairList(IPairList):
 
         if self._pairlist_pos == 0:
             # If VolumePairList is the first in the list, use fresh pairlist
-            # check base currency equals to stake currency.
+            # Check if pair quote currency equals to the stake currency.
             filtered_tickers = [v for k, v in tickers.items()
                                 if (self._exchange.get_pair_quote_currency(k) == base_currency
                                     and v[key] is not None)]
diff --git a/freqtrade/rpc/rpc.py b/freqtrade/rpc/rpc.py
index d680d36b1..1e4eaa3e0 100644
--- a/freqtrade/rpc/rpc.py
+++ b/freqtrade/rpc/rpc.py
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ class RPC:
         if self._freqtrade.state != State.RUNNING:
             raise RPCException('trader is not running')
 
-        # Check pair is in stake currency
+        # Check if pair quote currency equals to the stake currency.
         stake_currency = self._freqtrade.config.get('stake_currency')
         if not self._freqtrade.exchange.get_pair_quote_currency(pair) == stake_currency:
             raise RPCException(