diff --git a/freqtrade/freqtradebot.py b/freqtrade/freqtradebot.py
index 513b27755..a081d364a 100644
--- a/freqtrade/freqtradebot.py
+++ b/freqtrade/freqtradebot.py
@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@ class FreqtradeBot(object):
                 # This is a guard: there is a situation where market is going doing down fast
                 # the stoploss on exchange checked previously is not hit but
                 # it is too late and too risky to cancel the previous stoploss
-                if trade.stop_loss < self.exchange.get_ticker(trade.pair)['bid']:
+                if trade.stop_loss <= self.exchange.get_ticker(trade.pair)['bid']:
                     logger.info('stoploss on exchange update: too risky to update stoploss as '
                                 'current best bid price (%s) is higher than stoploss value (%s)',
                                 self.exchange.get_ticker(trade.pair)['bid'], trade.stop_loss)